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TI-2026-25368 Aliases CVE-2026-32920GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr

OpenClaw < 2026.3.12 - Arbitrary Code Execution via Auto-Discovery of Workspace Plugins

Priority LOW 39CWE-829Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-829.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution. Attackers can execute malicious code by including crafted workspace plugins in cloned repositories that execute when users run OpenClaw from the directory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00336 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.3.12openclaw (npm): 2026.3.12

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.3.122026.3.12Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.3.122026.3.12Patch availableGHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.12 Fixed in 2026.3.12 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.12 Fixed in 2026.3.12 Patch available GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.3.12VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.3.12 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.12
  • Fix · GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.12 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.3.12

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-26757 OpenClaw < 2026.3.12 - Webhook Rate Limiting Bypass via Pre-Authentication Secret ValidationPriority LOW 38
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32920
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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
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