Vulnerability · CVE-2026-32920
OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution.
Published Mar 31, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 25, 2026 · OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-32920. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.41%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe openclaw/openclaw
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.
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- cpe openclaw/openclawversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-32920
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-32920. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. EPSS 0.41%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 31, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Jul 25, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-32920
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-32920
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-32920
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 w
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.