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GHSA-33HM-CQ8R-WC49

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 18:11 – Updated: 2026-03-20 21:12

Summary

Temporary path handling could write outside OpenClaw temp boundary

Details

Summary

Sandbox media local-path validation accepted absolute paths under host tmp, even when those paths were outside the active sandbox root.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Latest published version verified during triage: 2026.2.23
Affected versions: <= 2026.2.23
Patched versions (planned next release): >= 2026.2.24

Details

In affected versions, sandbox media path resolution allowed absolute host tmp paths as trusted media inputs when they were under os.tmpdir(), without requiring that the path stay within the active sandboxRoot. Because outbound attachment hydration consumed these paths as already validated, this enabled out-of-sandbox host tmp file reads and exfiltration through attachment delivery.

Impact

Confidentiality impact: high for deployments relying on sandboxRoot as a strict local filesystem boundary.
Practical impact: attacker-controlled media references could read and attach host tmp files outside the sandbox workspace boundary.

Remediation

Restrict sandbox tmp-path acceptance to OpenClaw-managed temp roots only.
Default SDK/extension temp helpers to OpenClaw-managed temp roots.
Add CI guardrails to prevent broad tmp-root regressions in messaging/channel code paths.

Fix Commit(s)

d3da67c7a9b463edc1a9b1c1f7af107a34ca32f5
79a7b3d22ef92e36a4031093d80a0acb0d82f351
def993dbd843ff28f2b3bad5cc24603874ba9f1e

Release Process Note

The advisory is pre-set with patched version 2026.2.24 so it is ready for publication once that npm release is available.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Publication Update (2026-02-25)

openclaw@2026.2.24 is published on npm and contains the fix commit(s) listed above. This advisory now marks >= 2026.2.24 as patched.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


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

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N

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CVE-2026-32026 (GCVE-0-2026-32026)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-19 22:07 – Updated: 2026-03-20 20:10 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.2.24 - Arbitrary File Read via Improper Temporary Path Validation in Sandbox

Summary

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain an improper path validation vulnerability in sandbox media handling that allows absolute paths under the host temporary directory outside the active sandbox root. Attackers can exploit this by providing malicious media references to read and exfiltrate arbitrary files from the host temporary directory through attachment delivery mechanisms.

Severity ?

7.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

6.5 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	third-party-advisory
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d3da6…	patch
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/79a7b…	patch
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/def99…	patch
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arb…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.2.24 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.2.24 (semver)

Date Public ?

2026-02-25 00:00

Credits

tdjackey

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Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-33HM-CQ8R-WC49

Summary

Affected Packages / Versions

Details

Impact

Remediation

Fix Commit(s)

Release Process Note

Publication Update (2026-02-25)

CVE-2026-32026 (GCVE-0-2026-32026)

Tags

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