{"id":"CVE-2026-32920","aliases":["EUVD-2026-17373","GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr","GHSA-j5qh-5234-4rqp"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.12 - Arbitrary Code Execution via Auto-Discovery of Workspace Plugins","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution. Attackers can execute malicious code by including crafted workspace plugins in cloned repositories that execute when users run OpenClaw from the directory.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00336,"percentile":0.27397,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-829"],"published":"2026-03-13T20:55:13Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:43Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.3.12"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.3.11"},{"fixed":"2026.3.12"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.12"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-code-execution-via-auto-discovery-of-workspace-plugins","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.12","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32920","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j5qh-5234-4rqp"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32920.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32920","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.12 - Arbitrary Code Execution via Auto-Discovery of Workspace Plugins","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution. Attackers can execute malicious code by including crafted workspace plugins in cloned repositories that execute when users run OpenClaw from the directory.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T11:17:14.583Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:15:19.967Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-829"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:57.47301Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-17373","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution. Attackers can execute malicious code by including crafted workspace plugins in cloned repositories that execute when users run OpenClaw from the directory.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T11:17:14Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:15:19Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:32.273921Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr","title":"OpenClaw: Workspace plugin auto-discovery allowed code execution from cloned repositories","description":"### Summary\n\nOpenClaw automatically discovered and loaded plugins from `.openclaw/extensions/` inside the current workspace without an explicit trust or install step. A malicious repository could include a crafted workspace plugin that executed as soon as a user ran OpenClaw from that cloned directory.\n\n### Impact\n\nOpening or running OpenClaw in an untrusted repository could lead to arbitrary code execution under the user's account.\n\n### Affected versions\n\n`openclaw` `\u003c= 2026.3.11`\n\n### Patch\n\nFixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.12`. Workspace plugin loading now requires explicit trusted state before execution. Users should update to `2026.3.12` or later and avoid running OpenClaw inside untrusted repositories on older releases.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-13T20:55:13Z","modified":"2026-04-06T22:49:40Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-829"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:48.966685Z"},{"id":"GHSA-j5qh-5234-4rqp","title":"Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: Workspace plugin auto-discovery allowed code execution from cloned repositories","description":"### Duplicate Advisory\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n### Original Description\nOpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution. Attackers can execute malicious code by including crafted workspace plugins in cloned repositories that execute when users run OpenClaw from the directory.","status":"withdrawn","published":"2026-03-31T12:31:35Z","modified":"2026-04-06T22:49:34Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/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","level":"high"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-829"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:48.966685Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32920","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution. Attackers can execute malicious code by including crafted workspace plugins in cloned repositories that execute when users run OpenClaw from the directory.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T12:16:28.727Z","modified":"2026-07-25T10:10:00.167Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/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","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-829"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:12.261218Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32920","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.12 - Arbitrary Code Execution via Auto-Discovery of Workspace Plugins","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution. Attackers can execute malicious code by including crafted workspace plugins in cloned repositories that execute when users run OpenClaw from the directory.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T11:17:14.583Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:43.409308804Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-829"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:01.548715Z"},{"id":"GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr","title":"OpenClaw: Workspace plugin auto-discovery allowed code execution from cloned repositories","description":"### Summary\n\nOpenClaw automatically discovered and loaded plugins from `.openclaw/extensions/` inside the current workspace without an explicit trust or install step. A malicious repository could include a crafted workspace plugin that executed as soon as a user ran OpenClaw from that cloned directory.\n\n### Impact\n\nOpening or running OpenClaw in an untrusted repository could lead to arbitrary code execution under the user's account.\n\n### Affected versions\n\n`openclaw` `\u003c= 2026.3.11`\n\n### Patch\n\nFixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.12`. Workspace plugin loading now requires explicit trusted state before execution. Users should update to `2026.3.12` or later and avoid running OpenClaw inside untrusted repositories on older releases.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-13T20:55:13Z","modified":"2026-04-06T23:12:30.052427Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-829"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:43.524801Z"},{"id":"GHSA-j5qh-5234-4rqp","title":"Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: Workspace plugin auto-discovery allowed code execution from cloned repositories","description":"### Duplicate Advisory\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n### Original Description\nOpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution. Attackers can execute malicious code by including crafted workspace plugins in cloned repositories that execute when users run OpenClaw from the directory.","status":"withdrawn","published":"2026-03-31T12:31:35Z","modified":"2026-04-06T23:06:12.983414Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"},{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/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","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-829"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:49.977351Z"}]}}