CVE-2026-33573
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 23 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the gateway agent RPC that allows authenticated operators with operator.write permission to override workspace boundaries by supplying attacker-controlled spawnedBy and workspaceDir values. Remote operators can escape the configured workspace boundary and execute arbitrary file and exec operations from any process-accessible directory.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.3–8.8
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0727OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, erweiterte Berechtigungen – sogar Administratorrechte – zu erlangen, Daten zu manipulieren, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-2rqg-gjgv-84jmOpenClaw: Gateway `agent` calls could override the workspace boundary2026-03-13ghsa · osvUS
### Summary The public gateway `agent` RPC allowed an authenticated operator with `operator.write` to supply attacker-controlled `spawnedBy` and `workspaceDir` values. That let the caller re-root the agent run outside its configured workspace boundary. ### Impact A non-owner operator could escape the intended workspace boundary and run normal file and exec tools from an arbitrary process-accessible directory. ### Affected versions `openclaw` `<= 2026.3.8` ### Patch Fixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.11` and included in later releases such as `2026.3.12`. The gateway now enforces the configured workspace boundary for agent runs regardless of caller-supplied overrides.
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2rqg-gjgv-84jmcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-workspace-boundary-bypass-via-agent-rpc-parameterscnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2rqg-gjgv-84jmenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-workspace-boundary-bypass-via-agent-rpc-parametersenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2rqg-gjgv-84jmVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-workspace-boundary-bypass-via-agent-rpc-parametersThird Party Advisorynvd
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