OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Session Sandbox Escape via session_status Tool
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains a session sandbox escape vulnerability in the session_status tool that allows sandboxed subagents to access parent or sibling session state. Attackers can supply arbitrary sessionKey values to read or modify session data outside their sandbox scope, including persisted model overrides.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | before 2026.3.11 | 2026.3.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.3.11 | 2026.3.11 | Patch available | GHSA-wcxr-59v9-rxr8 |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.11 Fixed in 2026.3.11 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.11 Fixed in 2026.3.11 Patch available GHSA-wcxr-59v9-rxr8
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.11
- Fix · GHSA-wcxr-59v9-rxr8 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.11 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.3.11
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-25421 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Exec Allowlist Pattern Overmatch via POSIX Path NormalizationPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-25370 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotatePriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2026-25426 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script RunnersPriority MEDIUM 42
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32918
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcxr-59v9-rxr8
References
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-32918 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32918 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wcxr-59v9-rxr8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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