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NVD CRITICAL: CVE-2026-32973 — OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an exec allowlist bypass vulnerability where ...

Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC·Source: NIST NVD

Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 05:46 PM UTC

Executive Summary

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.

Analysis

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 Score: 9.8. Published: 2026-03-29T13:17:01.367.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-32973
Source Attribution

Originally published by NIST NVD on Mar 29, 2026. Verified by: NIST.

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