CVE-2026-32017: medium-severity vulnerability in OpenClaw
OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Arbitrary File Write via Short-Option Bypass in exec Allowlist
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6epss 0.5%
exploitation probability
0.5%top 62% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in the exec safeBins policy that allows attackers to write arbitrary files using short-option payloads. Attackers can bypass argument validation by attaching short options like -o to whitelisted binaries, enabling unauthorized file-write operations that should be denied by safeBins checks.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
OpenClaw · OpenClawRelated CVEs — OpenClaw
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References
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/bafdbb6f112409a65decd3d4e7350fbd637c7754https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cfe8457a0f4aae5324daec261d3b0aad1461a4bchttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fec48a5006eab37c6a5821726ccaeec886486b13https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3x3x-h76w-hp98https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-write-via-short-option-bypass-in-exec-allowlist