CVE-2026-32973

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-03-29. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, ghsa
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an exec allowlist bypass vulnerability where matchesExecAllowlistPattern improperly normalizes patterns with lowercasing and glob matching that overmatches on POSIX paths. Attackers can exploit the ? wildcard matching across path segments to execute commands or paths not intended by operators.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
32.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 29, 2026

Last Modified

June 23, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 4, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Exec Allowlist Pattern Overmatch via POSIX Path Normalization | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-exec-allowlist-pattern-overmatch-via-posix-path-normalization
github Patch Available

Exec approval allowlist patterns overmatched on POSIX paths · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f8r2-vg7x-gh8m

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 21× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-27 03:20 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-06-27 03:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-06-27 03:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-32973?
CVE-2026-32973 is a critical vulnerability published on March 29, 2026. OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an exec allowlist bypass vulnerability where matchesExecAllowlistPattern improperly normalizes patterns with lowercasing and glob matching that overmatches on POSIX paths. Attackers can exploit the ? wildcard matching across path segments to execute commands or…
When was CVE-2026-32973 disclosed?
CVE-2026-32973 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 29, 2026, with the most recent update on June 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-32973 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-32973 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 32.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-32973?
CVE-2026-32973 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-32973?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-32973, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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