CVE-2026-32065 OpenClaw < 2026.2.25 - Approval Identity Mismatch in system.run Command Execution
Attackers can bypass approval checks to execute arbitrary commands by exploiting whitespace handling discrepancies in system.run.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-32065?
CVE-2026-32065 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 21 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain an approval-integrity bypass vulnerability in system.run where rendered command text is used as approval identity while trimming argv token whitespace, but runtime execution uses raw argv. An attacker can craft a trailing-space executable token to execute a different binary than what the approver displayed, allowing unexpected command execution under the OpenClaw runtime user when they can influence command argv and reuse an approval context.
Weakness: CWE-436
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32065?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.2.25 |
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.2.25 |
Products include Openclaw Openclaw.
How do I fix CVE-2026-32065?
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.2.25 or later.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-32065 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32065 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw
- CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw
- CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval
- CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate
- CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq, MINI-7fpj-xw4v-hjpr, MINI-vf45-36qp-q3v6.