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GHSA-99QW-6MR3-36QR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-13 20:55 – Updated: 2026-04-06 22:49

Summary

OpenClaw: Workspace plugin auto-discovery allowed code execution from cloned repositories

Details

Summary

OpenClaw automatically discovered and loaded plugins from .openclaw/extensions/ inside the current workspace without an explicit trust or install step. A malicious repository could include a crafted workspace plugin that executed as soon as a user ran OpenClaw from that cloned directory.

Impact

Opening or running OpenClaw in an untrusted repository could lead to arbitrary code execution under the user's account.

Affected versions

openclaw <= 2026.3.11

Patch

Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.12. Workspace plugin loading now requires explicit trusted state before execution. Users should update to 2026.3.12 or later and avoid running OpenClaw inside untrusted repositories on older releases.

Severity ?

8.5 (High)


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

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      },
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-13T20:55:13Z",
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  "details": "### Summary\n\nOpenClaw automatically discovered and loaded plugins from `.openclaw/extensions/` inside the current workspace without an explicit trust or install step. A malicious repository could include a crafted workspace plugin that executed as soon as a user ran OpenClaw from that cloned directory.\n\n### Impact\n\nOpening or running OpenClaw in an untrusted repository could lead to arbitrary code execution under the user\u0027s account.\n\n### Affected versions\n\n`openclaw` `\u003c= 2026.3.11`\n\n### Patch\n\nFixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.12`. Workspace plugin loading now requires explicit trusted state before execution. Users should update to `2026.3.12` or later and avoid running OpenClaw inside untrusted repositories on older releases.",
  "id": "GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr",
  "modified": "2026-04-06T22:49:40Z",
  "published": "2026-03-13T20:55:13Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr"
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    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.12"
    },
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  "summary": "OpenClaw: Workspace plugin auto-discovery allowed code execution from cloned repositories"
}

CVE-2026-32920 (GCVE-0-2026-32920)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-31 11:17 – Updated: 2026-04-02 15:03

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.3.12 - Arbitrary Code Execution via Auto-Discovery of Workspace Plugins

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 automatically discovers and loads plugins from .OpenClaw/extensions/ without explicit trust verification, allowing arbitrary code execution. Attackers can execute malicious code by including crafted workspace plugins in cloned repositories that execute when users run OpenClaw from the directory.

Severity ?

8.6 (High)


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

8.4 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-829 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	third-party-advisory
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arb…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.3.12 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.3.12 (semver)

Date Public ?

2026-03-13 00:00

Credits

lintsinghua

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-99QW-6MR3-36QR

Summary

Impact

Affected versions

Patch

CVE-2026-32920 (GCVE-0-2026-32920)

Tags

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Nomenclature