{"id":"GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr","summary":"OpenClaw: Workspace plugin auto-discovery allowed code execution from cloned repositories","details":"### Summary\n\nOpenClaw automatically discovered and loaded plugins from `.openclaw/extensions/` inside the current workspace without an explicit trust or install step. A malicious repository could include a crafted workspace plugin that executed as soon as a user ran OpenClaw from that cloned directory.\n\n### Impact\n\nOpening or running OpenClaw in an untrusted repository could lead to arbitrary code execution under the user's account.\n\n### Affected versions\n\n`openclaw` `\u003c= 2026.3.11`\n\n### Patch\n\nFixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.12`. Workspace plugin loading now requires explicit trusted state before execution. Users should update to `2026.3.12` or later and avoid running OpenClaw inside untrusted repositories on older releases.","aliases":["CVE-2026-32920"],"modified":"2026-04-06T23:12:30.052427Z","published":"2026-03-13T20:55:13Z","database_specific":{"nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-829"],"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-13T20:55:13Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32920"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.12"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-code-execution-via-auto-discovery-of-workspace-plugins"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.12"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr/GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr.json","last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c= 2026.3.11"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}