Improper privilege management in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32048
Published: April 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125108
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32048
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escape sandbox restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in sessions_spawn when creating cross-agent child sessions. A remote user can spawn a child under an agent configured with sandbox.mode="off" to escape sandbox restrictions.
Exploitation requires a mixed-agent setup that allows cross-agent spawning.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32048
Install security update from vendor's website.