OpenClaw up to 2026.3.12 Attachments os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.12. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Attachments Handler. The manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-32917. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.12. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Attachments Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 contains a remote command injection vulnerability in the iMessage attachment staging flow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on configured remote hosts. The vulnerability exists because unsanitized remote attachment paths containing shell metacharacters are passed directly to the SCP remote operand without validation, enabling command execution when remote attachment staging is enabled.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-32917 since 03/16/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

Upgrading to version 2026.3.13 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch a54bf71b4c0cbe554a84340b773df37ee8e959de is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Artificial Intelligence Software

Name

• OpenClaw

Version

• 2026.3.0
• 2026.3.1
• 2026.3.2
• 2026.3.3
• 2026.3.4
• 2026.3.5
• 2026.3.6
• 2026.3.7
• 2026.3.8
• 2026.3.9
• 2026.3.10
• 2026.3.11
• 2026.3.12

License

• open-source

Website

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

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