CVE-2026-32915

OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains a sandbox boundary bypass vulnerability allowing leaf subagents to access the subagents control surface and resolve against parent requester scope instead of their own session tree. A low-privilege sandboxed leaf worker can steer or kill sibling runs and cause execution with broader tool policies by exploiting insufficient authorization checks on subagent control requests.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4w7m-58cg-cmff	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-boundary-bypass-via-subagent-control-surface	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

31 Mar 2026, 18:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw::::::node.js::*
First Time		Openclaw openclaw Openclaw
References	~~() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4w7m-58cg-cmff -~~	() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4w7m-58cg-cmff - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-boundary-bypass-via-subagent-control-surface -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-boundary-bypass-via-subagent-control-surface - Third Party Advisory

29 Mar 2026, 13:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-29 13:16

Updated : 2026-03-31 18:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-32915

Mitre link : CVE-2026-32915

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-32915

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Products Affected

openclaw

openclaw

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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