CVE-2026-32973 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Exec Allowlist Pattern Overmatch via POSIX Path Normalization

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 17.03.2026 Published: 29.03.2026 Updated: 29.03.2026

OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an exec allowlist bypass vulnerability where matchesExecAllowlistPattern improperly normalizes patterns with lowercasing and glob matching that overmatches on POSIX paths. Attackers can exploit the ? wildcard matching across path segments to execute commands or paths not intended by operators.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.8

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

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Vendor	OpenClaw
Product	OpenClaw
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2026.3.11 (excl.) Version 2026.3.11 is unaffected

CVE-2026-32973 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Exec Allowlist Pattern Overmatch via POSIX Path Normalization

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