CVE-2026-32046 OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - OS-level Sandbox Bypass via --no-sandbox Flag

What is CVE-2026-32046?

CVE-2026-32046 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 21 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 2026.2.21 contain an improper sandbox configuration vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting renderer-side vulnerabilities without requiring a sandbox escape. Attackers can leverage the disabled OS-level sandbox protections in the Chromium browser container to achieve code execution on the host system.

Weakness: CWE-1188

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32046?

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

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-32046?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.2.21 or later.

Is CVE-2026-32046 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32046 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

• CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners Critical 9.4

All Openclaw Openclaw vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-43x4-g22p-3hrq, MINI-fjgp-8j57-mmhw, MINI-h2fq-4pqc-g43c.