CVE-2026-33573 HIGH

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

Vendor Openclaw
Product OpenClaw
Weakness CWE-668
Published March 29, 2026
Last update March 30, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 29, 2026 CVE published
March 30, 2026 Record updated