Vulnerability · Published Mar 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-32009OpenClaw < 2026.2.24 - Binary Hijacking via Static Default Trusted Directories in safeBins

Medium 5.7

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.7Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a policy bypass vulnerability in the safeBins allowlist evaluation that trusts static default directories including writable package-manager paths like /opt/homebrew/bin and /usr/local/bin. An attacker with write access to these trusted directories can place a malicious binary with the same name as an allowed executable to achieve arbitrary command execution within the OpenClaw runtime context.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.2.24	GHSA-5gj7-jf77-q2q2

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.2.24

Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5gj7-jf77-q2q2) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.24 - Binary Hijacking via Static Default Trusted Directories in safeBins third-party-advisory