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CVE-2026-33574

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

5.8 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.09%Up 0.1 points since Mar 30, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.8

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

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.

Record
CVE-2026-33574
CVSS 4.0
5.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-367
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-17027 5.8

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.

Record
EUVD-2026-17027
CVSS 4.0
5.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2 6.9

OpenClaw's skills-install-download can be redirected outside the tools root by rebinding the validated base path

OpenClaw's skills download installer validated the intended per-skill tools root lexically, but later reused that mutable path while downloading and copying the archive into place. If a local attacker could rebind that tools-root path between validation and the final write, the installer could be redirected to write outside the intended tools directory.

The fix pins the canonical per-skill tools root immediately after validation and derives later download/copy paths from that canonical root, so rebinding the lexical path fails closed instead of redirecting the write.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published vulnerable version: 2026.3.7
  • Affected range: <= 2026.3.7
  • Fixed in released version: 2026.3.8

Fix Commit(s)

  • 9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639

Release Verification

  • Verified fixed in GitHub release v2026.3.8 published on March 9, 2026.
  • Verified npm view openclaw version resolves to 2026.3.8.
  • Verified the release contains the regression test covering tools-root rebinding and that the test passes against the v2026.3.8 tree.

Thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Record
GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-367
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.8

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.

Record
CVE-2026-33574
CVSS 4.0
5.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-367
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.8

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

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.

Record
CVE-2026-33574
CVSS 4.0
5.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-367
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2 6.9

OpenClaw's skills-install-download can be redirected outside the tools root by rebinding the validated base path

OpenClaw's skills download installer validated the intended per-skill tools root lexically, but later reused that mutable path while downloading and copying the archive into place. If a local attacker could rebind that tools-root path between validation and the final write, the installer could be redirected to write outside the intended tools directory.

The fix pins the canonical per-skill tools root immediately after validation and derives later download/copy paths from that canonical root, so rebinding the lexical path fails closed instead of redirecting the write.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published vulnerable version: 2026.3.7
  • Affected range: <= 2026.3.7
  • Fixed in released version: 2026.3.8

Fix Commit(s)

  • 9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639

Release Verification

  • Verified fixed in GitHub release v2026.3.8 published on March 9, 2026.
  • Verified npm view openclaw version resolves to 2026.3.8.
  • Verified the release contains the regression test covering tools-root rebinding and that the test passes against the v2026.3.8 tree.

Thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Record
GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2
CVSS 4.0
6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-367
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openclaw
npm
 through 2026.3.7
2026.3.8
openclaw
npm
 before 2026.3.8
2026.3.8

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-33574 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Openclaw, published March 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.09%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.8.

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