PT-2026-29228 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Lintsinghua · CVE-2026-32920 · Published 2026-03-13 · Updated 2026-07-25

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.12

Description OpenClaw automatically discovers and loads plugins from the .OpenClaw/extensions/ directory without explicit trust verification. This allows for arbitrary code execution, as attackers can include crafted workspace plugins in cloned repositories. When a user runs OpenClaw from such a directory, the malicious code is executed under the user's account. This issue occurs because the application fails to verify the integrity of plugins loaded from the specified path.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.3.12 or later. Avoid running OpenClaw inside untrusted repositories on versions prior to 2026.3.12.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-829

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-32920

GHSA-99QW-6MR3-36QR

GHSA-J5QH-5234-4RQP

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 15

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32920.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-j5qh-5234-4rqp · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32920 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32920 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.12 · Note
• https://twitter.com/abcas_mcp_guard/status/2038959269777907791 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/pwnhub/comments/1s8rna1/critical_openclaw_rce_flaw_exposes_users_to · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/TheHackerWire/status/2038955738761216489 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/222910 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/2038960380458750111 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-code-execution-via-auto-discovery-of-workspace-plugins · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2039004489303097723 · Twitter Post