CVE-2026-32038
criticalpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.003 · 19 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
OpenClaw before 2026.2.24 contains a sandbox network isolation bypass vulnerability that allows trusted operators to join another container's network namespace. Attackers can configure the docker.network parameter with container:<id> values to reach services in target container namespaces and bypass network hardening controls.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.1–9.8
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0501OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder andere nicht näher definierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-ww6v-v748-x7g9OpenClaw has a sandbox network isolation bypass via docker.network=container:<id>2026-03-02ghsa · osvUS
### Summary In `openclaw@2026.2.23`, sandbox network hardening blocks `network=host` but still allows `network=container:<id>`. This can let a sandbox join another container's network namespace and reach services available in that namespace. ### Preconditions and Trust Model Context This issue requires a trusted-operator configuration path (for example setting `agents.defaults.sandbox.docker.network` in gateway config). It is not an unauthenticated remote exploit by itself. ### Details Current validation blocks only `host`, while forwarding other values to Docker create args: - `validateNetworkMode(network)` only rejects values in `BLOCKED_NETWORK_MODES = {"host"}`. - `buildSandboxCreateArgs(...)` validates then forwards `cfg.network` into `--network`. - Browser sandbox helper also treats `container:` as an accepted mode in network preparation. Effective behavior: - `host` -> blocked - `container:<id>` -> accepted and forwarded ### Impact Type: sandbox network isolation hardening bypass. Practical impact depends on deployment: - Requires ability to influence trusted sandbox network config. - Higher impact when a target container exposes privileged/internal network reachability. ### Remediation Block namespace-join style network modes (including `container:<id>`) for sandbox containers, and keep strict allowlisting for safe network modes. ### Patch Status Fixed on `main` in commit `14b6eea6e`: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/14b6eea6e Follow-up refactor/cleanup (no policy rollback): https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5552f9073 ### Publication Update (2026-02-25) `openclaw@2026.2.24` is published on npm and contains the fix commit(s) listed above. This advisory now marks `>= 2026.2.24` as patched.
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-ww6v-v748-x7g9cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-network-isolation-bypass-via-docker-network-container-parametercnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-ww6v-v748-x7g9enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-network-isolation-bypass-via-docker-network-container-parameterenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-ww6v-v748-x7g9Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-network-isolation-bypass-via-docker-network-container-parameterThird Party Advisorynvd
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