CVE-2026-32010 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via sort --compress-program Parameter

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass allowlist restrictions in OpenClaw to execute arbitrary commands via the sort utility's compress-program flag.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-32010?

CVE-2026-32010 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 19 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in the safe-bin configuration when sort is manually added to tools.exec.safeBins. Attackers can invoke sort with the --compress-program flag to execute arbitrary external programs without operator approval in allowlist mode with ask=on-miss enabled.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32010?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
openclaw npmAll versions2026.2.22
openclaw npmAll versions2026.2.22

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-32010?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.2.22 or later.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2026-32010 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32010 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4gc7-qcvf-38wg, MINI-h9hc-99h4-m7v6.

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