Untrusted search path in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32015
Published: May 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129416
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32015
CWE-ID: CWE-426
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 attacker-controlled trojan binaries.
The vulnerability exists due to an untrusted search path in tools.exec.safeBins when resolving executable paths from the process PATH during gateway startup. A remote user can place a trojan binary with an allowlisted executable name in the search path to execute attacker-controlled trojan binaries.
Exploitation requires influence over the gateway process PATH or launch environment before startup. Request-scoped PATH injection is blocked for host execution.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32015
Install security update from vendor's website.