Advisories

OpenClaw < 2026.6.9 Symlink Following via Mirror Sync

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • OpenClaw >= 0, < 2026.6.9

CWE
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CVSS
7.6
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Rex Liu (@rexpository)
Description
OpenClaw versions before 2026.6.9 contain a symlink following vulnerability in the mirror sync feature that allows lower-trust callers to perform actions requiring stronger authorization. Attackers can exploit remote symlink parents to bypass policy checks and authorization boundaries when the feature is enabled and reachable.

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