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OpenClaw < 2026.3.8 - Path Traversal via Tools Root Rebinding in Skills Download

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • OpenClaw < 2026.3.8

CWE
  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CVSS
5.8
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
tdjackey
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skills download installer that validates the tools root lexically but reuses the mutable path during archive download and copy operations. A local attacker can rebind the tools-root path between validation and final write to redirect the installer outside the intended tools directory.

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