Protection Mechanism Failure in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32046
Published: May 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128842
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32046
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to weaken browser isolation.
The vulnerability exists due to protection mechanism failure in the sandbox browser container when launching Chromium with the --no-sandbox option enabled by default. A remote attacker can exploit a renderer-side bug to weaken browser isolation.
Exploitation removes the need for a separate sandbox escape after renderer compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32046
Install security update from vendor's website.