Is CVE-2026-33573 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2026-33573 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2026-33573 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2026-33573 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-33573?

CVE-2026-33573 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2026-33573

CWE-668Published: March 29, 2026· Updated: Mar 30, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.04%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:13.7th

Official Description

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.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-33573 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.