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Advisory details: gitlab / npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32063
Advisory ID gitlab/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32063
Aliases CVE-2026-32063
GHSA-vffc-f7r7-rx2w
Summary OpenClaw Improperly Neutralizes Line Breaks in systemd Unit Generation Enables Local Command Execution (Linux) A command injection vulnerability exists in OpenClaw’s Linux systemd unit generation path. When rendering `Environment=` entries, attacker-controlled values are not rejected for CR/LF, and `systemdEscapeArg()` uses an incorrect whitespace-matching regex. This allows newline injection to break out of an `Environment=` line and inject standalone systemd directives (for example, `ExecStartPre=`). On service restart, the injected command is executed, resulting in local arbitrary command execution (local RCE) under the gateway service user. ---
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 (3)
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
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-2026-32063.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
61f646c41fb43cd87ed48f9125b4718a30d38e84 Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/61f646c41fb43cd87ed48f9125b4718a30d38e84
CVE-2026-32063 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32063
GHSA-vffc-f7r7-rx2w https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vffc-f7r7-rx2w
GHSA-vffc-f7r7-rx2w Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vffc-f7r7-rx2w
openclaw-command-injection-via-newline-in-systemd-unit-generation Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-newline-in-systemd-unit-generation
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:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32063.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:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2026-03-11T14:35:33Z/

Decision: Track*

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32063.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-32063

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