CVE-2026-32048

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.1 fail to enforce sandbox inheritance during cross-agent sessions_spawn operations, allowing sandboxed sessions to create child processes under unsandboxed agents. An attacker with a sandboxed session can exploit this to spawn child runtimes with sandbox.mode set to off, bypassing runtime confinement restrictions.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p7gr-f84w-hqg5	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-escape-via-cross-agent-sessions-spawn	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-21 01:17

Updated : 2026-03-24 19:13

NVD link : CVE-2026-32048

Mitre link : CVE-2026-32048

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-32048

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openclaw

openclaw

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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