Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32973
Published: April 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125162
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32973
CWE-ID: CWE-178
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 execute unapproved commands or executable paths.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of case sensitivity in matchesExecAllowlistPattern when matching exec allowlist patterns against POSIX paths. A remote user can provide a crafted command or executable path that overmatches an allowlist entry to execute unapproved commands or executable paths.
The issue also arises because the ? wildcard can match /, allowing matches to cross path segments on POSIX systems.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32973
Install security update from vendor's website.