External Control of System or Configuration Setting in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32056
Published: May 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128816
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32056
CWE-ID: CWE-15
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 arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to external control of system configuration settings in the system.run shell execution path when processing attacker-supplied environment variables for shell startup. A remote attacker can supply crafted HOME or ZDOTDIR values to execute arbitrary code.
Exploitation relies on shell startup files being processed before the allowlist-evaluated command body.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.