CVE-2026-32000 | THREATINT

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-10 | Published 2026-03-19 | Updated 2026-03-25 | Assigner VulnCheck

MEDIUM: 5.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

HIGH: 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Problem types

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)

Product status

Default status

unaffected

Any version before 2026.2.19

affected

2026.2.19 (semver)

unaffected

Credits

Sean Nejad (@allsmog) reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78)) third-party-advisory

github.com/...ommit/ba7be018da354ea9f803ed356d20464df0437916 (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...hell-fallback-in-lobster-tool-execution (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Command Injection via Windows Shell Fallback in Lobster Tool Execution) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-32000)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-32000)

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