CVE-2026-32975 OpenClaw < 2026.3.12 - Weak Authorization via Mutable Group Names in Zalouser Allowlist

What is CVE-2026-32975?

CVE-2026-32975 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 29 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 contains a weak authorization vulnerability in Zalouser allowlist mode that matches mutable group display names instead of stable group identifiers. Attackers can create groups with identical names to allowlisted groups to bypass channel authorization and route messages from unintended groups to the agent.

Weakness: CWE-807

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32975?

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

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-32975?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.12 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2026-32975 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-32975 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
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Also known as GHSA-f5mf-3r52-r83w, GHSA-fx9w-r84w-wfmq, MINI-6789-4c73-9hpg, MINI-wwr2-w2f7-j32j.