CVE-2026-32048

9.9

CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

OpenClaw < 2026.3.1 - Sandbox Escape via Cross-Agent sessions_spawn

Overview

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.1 fail to enforce sandbox inheritance during cross-agent sessions_spawn operations, allowing sandboxed sessions to create child processes under unsandboxed agents. An attacker with a sandboxed session can exploit this to spawn child runtimes with sandbox.mode set to off, bypassing runtime confinement restrictions.

Details

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2026, 1:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 24, 2026, 7:13 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]

Impact

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-32048 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Openclaw	openclaw

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

Scoring

CVSS Scores

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.

Version	Severity	Source
CVSS 3.1	HIGH	83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1	HIGH	[email protected]
CVSS 3.1	CRITICAL	[email protected]
CVSS 4.0	HIGH	83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0	HIGH	[email protected]

Solution

Update OpenClaw to version 2026.3.1 or later to enforce sandbox inheritance.

Update OpenClaw to version 2026.3.1 or later.
Verify sandbox inheritance is enforced.
Restrict cross-agent session operations.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2026-32048 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-32048.

URL	Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p7gr-f84w-hqg5	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-escape-via-cross-agent-sessions-spawn	Third Party Advisory

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-32048 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-32048 weaknesses.

CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files Using Malicious Files CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) CAPEC-61: Session Fixation Session Fixation CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery Cross Site Request Forgery CAPEC-122: Privilege Abuse Privilege Abuse CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing Directory Indexing CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels CAPEC-206: Signing Malicious Code Signing Malicious Code CAPEC-234: Hijacking a privileged process Hijacking a privileged process CAPEC-642: Replace Binaries Replace Binaries

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

gcbh/rustycrab

None

Rust HTML

Updated: 5 days, 6 hours ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : April 2, 2026, 10:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

hargabyte/cve-scanner

OpenClaw CVE scanner. Tracks known vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-32013, CVE-2026-32015, etc.). Zero network calls, 100% local. Version checking, upgrade recommendations.

Shell

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : March 29, 2026, 1:06 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

holmanholdings/lionguard

Cathedral-Grade Security for AI Agents. 23/23 attack vectors caught. Local-first, zero API cost. MIT licensed.

Python

Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : March 13, 2026, 5:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 22 different CVEs too.

jgamblin/OpenClawCVEs

Tracking OpenClaw CVEs

Python Jinja

Updated: 5 days, 8 hours ago

131 stars 5 fork 5 watcher

Born at : Feb. 18, 2026, 4:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 110 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-32048 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-32048 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

Mar. 24, 2026

Action	Type	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1	AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw::::::node.js:: versions up to (excluding) 2026.3.1
Added	Reference Type	VulnCheck: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p7gr-f84w-hqg5 Types: Vendor Advisory
Added	Reference Type	VulnCheck: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-escape-via-cross-agent-sessions-spawn Types: Third Party Advisory

New CVE Received by [email protected]

Mar. 21, 2026

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Description	OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.1 fail to enforce sandbox inheritance during cross-agent sessions_spawn operations, allowing sandboxed sessions to create child processes under unsandboxed agents. An attacker with a sandboxed session can exploit this to spawn child runtimes with sandbox.mode set to off, bypassing runtime confinement restrictions.
Added	CVSS V4.0	AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Added	CVSS V3.1	AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE	CWE-732
Added	Reference	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p7gr-f84w-hqg5
Added	Reference	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-escape-via-cross-agent-sessions-spawn

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.