VDB-354110 · CVE-2026-32973 · GHSA-f8r2-vg7x-gh8m

OpenClaw up to 2026.3.10 permissive regular expression

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.10. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to permissive regular expression. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-32973. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.10 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permissive regular expression vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-625. The product uses a regular expression that does not sufficiently restrict the set of allowed values. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-32973 since 03/17/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 2026.3.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Artificial Intelligence Software

Name

OpenClaw

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permissive regular expression
CWE: CWE-625 / CWE-185 / CWE-697
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.3.11

Timelineinfo

03/17/2026 CVE reserved
03/29/2026 +12 days Advisory disclosed
03/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-f8r2-vg7x-gh8m
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-32973 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-32973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354110

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2026 17:48
Changes: 03/29/2026 17:48 (75)
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Cache ID: 216:5C9:103