Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32017
Published: May 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129414
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-2026-32017
CWE-ID: CWE-184
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 perform arbitrary file write operations.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete list of disallowed inputs in the exec allowlist/safeBins policy when processing attached short-option payloads. A remote user can supply a specially crafted command argument to perform arbitrary file write operations.
Only configurations with tools.exec.security=allowlist and affected binaries included in tools.exec.safeBins are vulnerable.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32017
Install security update from vendor's website.