Vulnerability · Published Mar 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-32000OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Command Injection via Windows Shell Fallback in Lobster Tool Execution

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in the Lobster extension tool execution that uses Windows shell fallback with shell: true after spawn failures. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters in command arguments to execute arbitrary commands when subprocess launch fails with EINVAL or ENOENT errors.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.2.19	GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.2.19

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Command Injection via Windows Shell Fallback in Lobster Tool Execution third-party-advisory