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Advisory details: gitlab / npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32043
Advisory ID gitlab/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32043
Aliases CVE-2026-32043
GHSA-mwcg-wfq3-4gjc
Summary OpenClaw's system.run approval TOCTOU via mutable symlink cwd target on node host In `openclaw@2026.2.24`, approval-bound `system.run` on node hosts could be influenced by mutable symlink `cwd` targets between approval and execution.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32043.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
CVE-2026-32043 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32043
f789f880c934caa8be25b38832f27f90f37903db Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/f789f880c934caa8be25b38832f27f90f37903db
GHSA-mwcg-wfq3-4gjc https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwcg-wfq3-4gjc
GHSA-mwcg-wfq3-4gjc Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mwcg-wfq3-4gjc
openclaw-time-of-check-time-of-use-via-mutable-symlink-in-system-run-cwd-parameter Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-time-of-check-time-of-use-via-mutable-symlink-in-system-run-cwd-parameter
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32043.yml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-03-23T18:55:58Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32043.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-32043

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]