Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contain a stdin-only policy bypass vulnerability in the grep tool within tools.exec.safeBins that allows attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying a pattern via the -e flag parameter. Attackers can include a positional filename operand to bypass file access restrictions and read sensitive files .env from the working directory.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-03-19T22:06:58.574Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-21T03:17:59.040Z

Source :

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-32022 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Openclaw
  • Openclaw
REFERENCES

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https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c6ee14d60e4cbd6a82f9b2d74ebeb1e8ee814964 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3xfw-4pmr-4xc5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-read-via-grep-e-flag-policy-bypass cve-icon cve-icon
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