CVE-2026-32048: OpenClaw's sandboxed sessions_spawn now enforces sandbox inheritance for cross-agent spawns

March 2, 2026 (updated March 27, 2026)

A sandboxed session could use cross-agent sessions_spawn to create a child under an agent configured with sandbox.mode="off", downgrading runtime confinement.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-p7gr-f84w-hqg5
github.com/openclaw/openclaw
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p7gr-f84w-hqg5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32048
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-escape-via-cross-agent-sessions-spawn

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