CVE-2026-32022
OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Arbitrary File Read via grep -e Flag Policy Bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.0 Medium
- Published
- Mar 19, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 10, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.0 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenClawOpenClaw |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3xfw-4pmr-4xc5)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commitpatch
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Arbitrary File Read via grep -e Flag Policy Bypassthird-party-advisory
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