VDB-354113 · CVE-2026-32978 · GHSA-qc36-x95h-7j53

OpenClaw up to 2026.3.10 authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.10. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-32978. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.10. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an approval integrity vulnerability where system.run approvals fail to bind mutable file operands for certain script runners like tsx and jiti. Attackers can obtain approval for benign script commands, rewrite referenced scripts on disk, and execute modified code under the approved run context.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-32978 since 03/17/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2026.3.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-17016). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Artificial Intelligence Software

Name

OpenClaw

Version

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.0
CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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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-qc36-x95h-7j53
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-32978 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-32978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354113
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2026 17:49
Updated: 03/29/2026 18:36
Changes: 03/29/2026 17:49 (75), 03/29/2026 18:36 (1)
Complete: 🔍
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