Advisories

OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Path Confinement Bypass in Browser Output and File Write Operations

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • OpenClaw < 2026.3.2

CWE
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CVSS
4.8
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
tdjackey
Description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain a path-confinement bypass vulnerability in browser output handling that allows writes outside intended root directories. Attackers can exploit insufficient canonical path-boundary validation in file write operations to escape root-bound restrictions and write files to arbitrary locations.

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