CVE-2026-32973
OpenClaw: Exec approval allowlist patterns overmatched on POSIX paths
Description
### Summary `matchesExecAllowlistPattern` normalized patterns and targets with lowercasing and compiled glob matching too broadly on POSIX. In addition, the `?` wildcard could match `/`, which allowed matches to cross path segments. ### Impact These matching rules could overmatch allowlist entries and permit commands or executable paths that an operator did not intend to approve. ### Affected versions `openclaw` `<= 2026.3.8` ### Patch Fixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.11` and included in later releases such as `2026.3.12`. Exec allowlist matching now respects the intended path semantics, and regression tests cover the POSIX case-folding and slash-crossing cases.
How to fix CVE-2026-32973
To remediate CVE-2026-32973, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2026.3.11 or later
Is CVE-2026-32973 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2026.3.11
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |