CVE-2026-32920
OpenClaw: Workspace plugin auto-discovery allowed code execution from cloned repositories
Description
### 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.
How to fix CVE-2026-32920
To remediate CVE-2026-32920, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2026.3.12 or later
Is CVE-2026-32920 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2026.3.12
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | 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 |