CVE-2026-32032CWE-426

OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Arbitrary Shell Execution via Unvalidated SHELL Environment Variable

High · published March 19, 2026

CVSS v4.0
7.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an arbitrary shell execution vulnerability in shell environment fallback that trusts the unvalidated SHELL path from the host environment. An attacker with local environment access can inject a malicious SHELL variable to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the OpenClaw process.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.3 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00199 · 9.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-426 · Untrusted Search Path
Published
2026-03-19T22:07Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 MAR 22:07Z
    OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Arbitrary Shell Execution via Unvalidated SHELL Environment Variable
    cvelistv5