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CVE-2026-32917

OpenClaw < 2026.3.13 - Remote Command Injection via Unsanitized iMessage Attachment Paths in SCP

9.2 CriticalFix available

OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 contains a remote command injection vulnerability in the iMessage attachment staging flow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on configured remote hosts. The vulnerability exists because unsanitized remote attachment paths containing shell metacharacters are passed directly to the SCP remote operand without validation, enabling command execution when remote attachment staging is enabled.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.01%Up 1.5 points since Mar 31, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.2

OpenClaw < 2026.3.13 - Remote Command Injection via Unsanitized iMessage Attachment Paths in SCP

OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 contains a remote command injection vulnerability in the iMessage attachment staging flow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on configured remote hosts. The vulnerability exists because unsanitized remote attachment paths containing shell metacharacters are passed directly to the SCP remote operand without validation, enabling command execution when remote attachment staging is enabled.

Record
CVE-2026-32917
CVSS 4.0
9.2 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-17371 9.2

OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 contains a remote command injection vulnerability in the iMessage attachment staging flow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on configured remote hosts. The vulnerability exists because unsanitized remote attachment paths containing shell metacharacters are passed directly to the SCP remote operand without validation, enabling command execution when remote attachment staging is enabled.

Record
EUVD-2026-17371
CVSS 4.0
9.2 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7mfp-8xjr-g749 9.2

OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 contains a remote command injection vulnerability in the iMessage...

OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 contains a remote command injection vulnerability in the iMessage attachment staging flow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on configured remote hosts. The vulnerability exists because unsanitized remote attachment paths containing shell metacharacters are passed directly to the SCP remote operand without validation, enabling command execution when remote attachment staging is enabled.

Record
GHSA-7mfp-8xjr-g749
CVSS 4.0
9.2 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2f6-pwvx-r275 7.2

OpneClaw accepts unsanitized iMessage attachment paths which allowed SCP remote-path command injection

Summary

openclaw versions <= 2026.3.12 accepted unsanitized iMessage remote attachment paths when staging files over SCP, allowing shell metacharacters in the remote path operand.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.3.12
  • Fixed version: 2026.3.13

Details

The vulnerable path was the remote attachment staging flow in src/auto-reply/reply/stage-sandbox-media.ts. When ctx.MediaRemoteHost was set, OpenClaw staged the attachment by spawning /usr/bin/scp against <remoteHost>:<remotePath>. In affected releases, the remote host was normalized but the remote attachment path was not validated for shell metacharacters before being passed to the SCP remote operand. A sender-controlled iMessage attachment filename containing shell metacharacters could therefore trigger command execution on the configured remote host when remote attachment staging was enabled.

This issue is in scope under OpenClaw's trust model because it crosses an inbound content boundary into host command execution on a configured remote attachment host.

Fix

[email protected] validates the SCP remote path before spawning scp. Current code calls normalizeScpRemotePath(...) and rejects paths containing shell metacharacters instead of passing them through to the remote shell.

Regression coverage exists in src/auto-reply/reply.stage-sandbox-media.scp-remote-path.test.ts (rejects remote attachment filenames with shell metacharacters before spawning scp).

Fix Commit(s)

  • a54bf71b4c0cbe554a84340b773df37ee8e959de

Thanks @lintsinghua for reporting.

Record
GHSA-g2f6-pwvx-r275
CVSS 4.0
7.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.2

OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 contains a remote command injection vulnerability in the iMessage attachment staging flow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on configured remote hosts. The vulnerability exists because unsanitized remote attachment paths containing shell metacharacters are passed directly to the SCP remote operand without validation, enabling command execution when remote attachment staging is enabled.

Record
CVE-2026-32917
CVSS 4.0
9.2 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.2

OpenClaw < 2026.3.13 - Remote Command Injection via Unsanitized iMessage Attachment Paths in SCP

OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 contains a remote command injection vulnerability in the iMessage attachment staging flow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on configured remote hosts. The vulnerability exists because unsanitized remote attachment paths containing shell metacharacters are passed directly to the SCP remote operand without validation, enabling command execution when remote attachment staging is enabled.

Record
CVE-2026-32917
CVSS 4.0
9.2 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-04
OSVGHSA-g2f6-pwvx-r275 7.2

OpneClaw accepts unsanitized iMessage attachment paths which allowed SCP remote-path command injection

Summary

openclaw versions <= 2026.3.12 accepted unsanitized iMessage remote attachment paths when staging files over SCP, allowing shell metacharacters in the remote path operand.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.3.12
  • Fixed version: 2026.3.13

Details

The vulnerable path was the remote attachment staging flow in src/auto-reply/reply/stage-sandbox-media.ts. When ctx.MediaRemoteHost was set, OpenClaw staged the attachment by spawning /usr/bin/scp against <remoteHost>:<remotePath>. In affected releases, the remote host was normalized but the remote attachment path was not validated for shell metacharacters before being passed to the SCP remote operand. A sender-controlled iMessage attachment filename containing shell metacharacters could therefore trigger command execution on the configured remote host when remote attachment staging was enabled.

This issue is in scope under OpenClaw's trust model because it crosses an inbound content boundary into host command execution on a configured remote attachment host.

Fix

[email protected] validates the SCP remote path before spawning scp. Current code calls normalizeScpRemotePath(...) and rejects paths containing shell metacharacters instead of passing them through to the remote shell.

Regression coverage exists in src/auto-reply/reply.stage-sandbox-media.scp-remote-path.test.ts (rejects remote attachment filenames with shell metacharacters before spawning scp).

Fix Commit(s)

  • a54bf71b4c0cbe554a84340b773df37ee8e959de

Thanks @lintsinghua for reporting.

Record
GHSA-g2f6-pwvx-r275
CVSS 4.0
7.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openclaw
npm
 through 2026.3.12
2026.3.13
openclaw
npm
 before 2026.3.13
2026.3.13

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
factsOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2026-32917 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.2) in Openclaw, published March 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.01%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.13.

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