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Vulnerability details: VCID-x96b-3ney-cuaq
Vulnerability ID VCID-x96b-3ney-cuaq
Aliases GHSA-5rp4-cwgh-gvwq
Summary Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: WebSocket shared-auth connections could self-declare elevated scopes ### Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ### Original Description OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in the Lobster extension tool execution that uses Windows shell fallback with shell: true after spawn failures. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters in command arguments to execute arbitrary commands when subprocess launch fails with EINVAL or ENOENT errors.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS 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_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5rp4-cwgh-gvwq
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ba7be018da354ea9f803ed356d20464df0437916
cvssv4 5.8 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ba7be018da354ea9f803ed356d20464df0437916
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ba7be018da354ea9f803ed356d20464df0437916
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78
cvssv4 5.8 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32000
cvssv4 5.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32000
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32000
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-windows-shell-fallback-in-lobster-tool-execution
cvssv4 5.8 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-windows-shell-fallback-in-lobster-tool-execution
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-windows-shell-fallback-in-lobster-tool-execution
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ba7be018da354ea9f803ed356d20464df0437916
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-windows-shell-fallback-in-lobster-tool-execution
CVE-2026-32000 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32000
GHSA-5rp4-cwgh-gvwq https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5rp4-cwgh-gvwq
GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ba7be018da354ea9f803ed356d20464df0437916
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: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ba7be018da354ea9f803ed356d20464df0437916
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78
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: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32000
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32000
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-windows-shell-fallback-in-lobster-tool-execution
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: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-windows-shell-fallback-in-lobster-tool-execution
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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No EPSS data available for this vulnerability.

Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-31T10:55:10.011679+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-5rp4-cwgh-gvwq/GHSA-5rp4-cwgh-gvwq.json 38.6.0