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CVE-2026-33573: OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Workspace Boundary Bypass via Agent RPC Parameters

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-668

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the gateway agent RPC that allows authenticated operators with operator.write permission to override workspace boundaries by supplying attacker-controlled spawnedBy and workspaceDir values. Remote operators can escape the configured workspace boundary and execute arbitrary file and exec operations from any process-accessible directory.

Affected products

• OpenClaw: before 2026.3.11 — fixed in 2026.3.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenClaw 2026.3.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2rqg-gjgv-84jm
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-workspace-boundary-bypass-via-agent-rpc-parameters

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