Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 19, 2026· Updated May 26, 2026

CVE-2026-32022

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contain a stdin-only policy bypass vulnerability in the grep tool within tools.exec.safeBins that allows attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying a pattern via the -e flag parameter. Attackers can include a positional filename operand to bypass file access restrictions and read sensitive files.env from the working directory.

AI Insight

LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openclawnpm	< 2026.2.21	2026.2.21

Affected products

OpenClaw/Openclaw2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*range: <2026.2.21
- (no CPE)range: 0
ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/openclaw
Range: < 2026.2.21

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c6ee14d60e4cbd6a82f9b2d74ebeb1e8ee814964nvdPatchWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3xfw-4pmr-4xc5ghsaADVISORY
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3xfw-4pmr-4xc5nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32022ghsaADVISORY
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-read-via-grep-e-flag-policy-bypassnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB

News mentions

No linked articles in our index yet.

cvss	0.423
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	-0.070
ransomware	0.000