GHSA-27CR-4P5M-74RJ OpenClaw has a workspace-only sandbox guard mismatch for @-prefixed absolute paths

A workspace-only file-system guard mismatch allowed @-prefixed absolute paths to bypass boundary validation in some tool path checks. Impact When tools.fs.workspaceOnly=true, certain @-prefixed absolute paths for example @/etc/passwd could be validated before canonicalization while runtime path...

Symlink Attack

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the resolveSandboxedMediaSource process. An attacker can access files outside the intended sandbox confinement by submitting crafted media paths that exploit a symlink...

Qinglong-Auth-bypass-to-RCE-poc

Qinglong Auth Bypass to Command Execution A proof-of-concept...

OpenClaw: Experimental apply_patch may bypass workspace-only checks in opt-in sandbox mounts (off by default)

Summary In some opt-in sandbox configurations, the experimental applypatch tool did not consistently apply workspace-only checks to mounted paths for example /agent/.... Impact This does not affect default installs. Default posture: - agents.defaults.sandbox.mode=off sandbox disabled by default -...

GHSA-H9XM-J4QG-FVPG OpenClaw: Experimental apply_patch may bypass workspace-only checks in opt-in sandbox mounts (off by default)

Summary In some opt-in sandbox configurations, the experimental applypatch tool did not consistently apply workspace-only checks to mounted paths for example /agent/.... Impact This does not affect default installs. Default posture: - agents.defaults.sandbox.mode=off sandbox disabled by default -...

OpenClaw: safeBins static default trusted dirs allow writable-dir binary hijack (`jq`)

Summary In openclaw= 2026.2.24 planned next npm release - Latest published npm version at triage time 2026-02-24: 2026.2.23 Root Cause - Default safe-bin trusted directories included package-manager/user-managed paths. - Trust decision was directory-membership only for resolved executable paths...

GHSA-5GJ7-JF77-Q2Q2 OpenClaw: safeBins static default trusted dirs allow writable-dir binary hijack (`jq`)

Summary In openclaw= 2026.2.24 planned next npm release - Latest published npm version at triage time 2026-02-24: 2026.2.23 Root Cause - Default safe-bin trusted directories included package-manager/user-managed paths. - Trust decision was directory-membership only for resolved executable paths...

GHSA-V865-P3GQ-HW6M OpenClaw has encoded-path auth bypass in plugin `/api/channels` route classification

Summary Updated March 2, 2026 Encoded alternate-path requests could bypass plugin route auth checks for /api/channels/ due to canonicalization depth mismatch in vulnerable builds. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Latest published vulnerable version: 2026.3.1 - Affected range...

OpenClaw: Unified root-bound write hardening for browser output and related path-boundary flows

Summary A path-confinement bypass in browser output handling allowed writes outside intended roots in openclaw versions up to and including 2026.3.1. The fix unifies root-bound, file-descriptor-verified write semantics and canonical path-boundary validation across browser output and related...

GHSA-3PXQ-F3CP-JMXP OpenClaw: Unified root-bound write hardening for browser output and related path-boundary flows

Summary A path-confinement bypass in browser output handling allowed writes outside intended roots in openclaw versions up to and including 2026.3.1. The fix unifies root-bound, file-descriptor-verified write semantics and canonical path-boundary validation across browser output and related...

OpenClaw's tools.exec.safeBins trusted PATH directories allowed binary shadowing in allowlist mode

Summary In openclaw allowlist mode, tools.exec.safeBins trusted PATH-derived directories for safe-bin resolution. A same-name binary placed in a trusted PATH directory could satisfy safe-bin checks and execute. Impact This is an allowlist bypass in exec policy that can lead to command execution i...

Directory Traversal

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Directory Traversal in detectAndLoadPromptImages or loadImageFromRef. An attacker can access and load image data from out-of-workspace paths by referencing mounted paths in prompt text...

OpenClaw has gateway plugin auth bypass via encoded dot-segment traversal in protected /api/channels paths

Summary Gateway plugin route auth protection for /api/channels could be bypassed using encoded dot-segment traversal for example ..%2f in path variants that plugin handlers normalize. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: npm openclaw - Latest published vulnerable version: 2026.2.25 - Vulnerabl...

GHSA-33HM-CQ8R-WC49 Temporary path handling could write outside OpenClaw temp boundary

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: = 2026.2.24 Detail...

Directory Traversal

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via improper validation of media local-paths in the sandbox. An attacker can access and exfiltrate files outside the intended sandbox boundary by supplying absolute...

PT-2026-26391

Summary In openclaw= 2026.2.24 planned next npm release - Latest published npm version at triage time 2026-02-24: 2026.2.23 Root Cause - Default safe-bin trusted directories included package-manager/user-managed paths. - Trust decision was directory-membership only for resolved executable paths...

PT-2026-26414

A workspace-only file-system guard mismatch allowed @-prefixed absolute paths to bypass boundary validation in some tool path checks. Impact When tools.fs.workspaceOnly=true, certain @-prefixed absolute paths for example @/etc/passwd could be validated before canonicalization while runtime path...

PT-2026-26411

Summary When iMessage remote attachment fetching is enabled channels.imessage.remoteHost, stageSandboxMedia accepted arbitrary absolute paths and used SCP to copy them into local staging. If a non-attachment path reaches this flow, files outside expected iMessage attachment directories on the...

PT-2026-26013

Summary shell-env fallback trusted prefix-based executable paths for $SHELL, allowing execution of attacker-controlled binaries in local/runtime-env influence scenarios. Details In affected versions, shell selection accepted either: 1. a shell listed in /etc/shells, or 2. any executable under...

PT-2026-26389

Summary In some opt-in sandbox configurations, the experimental apply patch tool did not consistently apply workspace-only checks to mounted paths for example /agent/.... Impact This does not affect default installs. Default posture: - agents.defaults.sandbox.mode=off sandbox disabled by default ...