Vulnerability · Published Mar 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-32022OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Arbitrary File Read via grep -e Flag Policy Bypass

Medium 6.5

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 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contain a stdin-only policy bypass vulnerability in the grep tool within tools.exec.safeBins that allows attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying a pattern via the -e flag parameter. Attackers can include a positional filename operand to bypass file access restrictions and read sensitive files.env from the working directory.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.2.21	GHSA-3xfw-4pmr-4xc5

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.2.21

Weakness: CWE-184 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3xfw-4pmr-4xc5) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Arbitrary File Read via grep -e Flag Policy Bypass third-party-advisory