Interpretation Conflict in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32052
Published: May 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128777
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32052
CWE-ID: CWE-436
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Software vendor:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute hidden commands.
The vulnerability exists due to interpretation conflict in system.run shell-wrapper handling when processing shell-wrapper forms with trailing positional argv values. A remote attacker can supply a crafted shell-wrapper command that presents misleading approval text to execute hidden commands.
The issue occurs because operator-visible approval or display text can omit executed argv carriers while runtime execution still uses the full argv vector.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.