CVE-2026-41383
OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Arbitrary Remote Directory Deletion via Mis-scoped Mirror Mode Paths
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains an arbitrary directory deletion vulnerability in mirror mode that allows attackers to delete remote directories by influencing remoteWorkspaceDir and remoteAgentWorkspaceDir configuration values. Attackers can manipulate these OpenShell config paths to cause mirror sync operations to delete unintended remote directory contents and replace them with uploaded workspace data.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.1
OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Arbitrary Remote Directory Deletion via Mis-scoped Mirror Mode Paths
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains an arbitrary directory deletion vulnerability in mirror mode that allows attackers to delete remote directories by influencing remoteWorkspaceDir and remoteAgentWorkspaceDir configuration values. Attackers can manipulate these OpenShell config paths to cause mirror sync operations to delete unintended remote directory contents and replace them with uploaded workspace data.
- Record
CVE-2026-41383- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-26092
6.1
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains an arbitrary directory deletion vulnerability in mirror mode that allows attackers to delete remote directories by influencing remoteWorkspaceDir and remoteAgentWorkspaceDir configuration values. Attackers can manipulate these OpenShell config paths to cause mirror sync operations to delete unintended remote directory contents and replace them with uploaded workspace data.
- Record
EUVD-2026-26092- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m34q-h93w-vg5x
6.9
OpenClaw: OpenShell mirror mode could delete arbitrary remote directories when roots were mis-scoped
Summary
Before OpenClaw 2026.4.2, the OpenShell mirror backend accepted arbitrary absolute remoteWorkspaceDir and remoteAgentWorkspaceDir values. In mirror mode, those paths were then used as the target of remote cleanup and overwrite operations.
Impact
If an attacker could influence those OpenShell config values, mirror sync could delete the contents of an unintended remote directory and replace them with uploaded workspace data. This was a destructive remote-path bug in the mirror-sync path.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Affected versions:
<= 2026.4.1 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.4.2 - Latest published npm version:
2026.4.1
Fix Commit(s)
b21c9840c2e38f4bb338d031511b479d5f07ca25— constrain OpenShell mirror sync roots
Release Process Note
The fix is present on main and is staged for OpenClaw 2026.4.2. Publish this advisory after the 2026.4.2 npm release is live.
Thanks @jufeng123768 for reporting.
- Record
GHSA-m34q-h93w-vg5x- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS: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-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.1
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains an arbitrary directory deletion vulnerability in mirror mode that allows attackers to delete remote directories by influencing remoteWorkspaceDir and remoteAgentWorkspaceDir configuration values. Attackers can manipulate these OpenShell config paths to cause mirror sync operations to delete unintended remote directory contents and replace them with uploaded workspace data.
- Record
CVE-2026-41383- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/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
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Arbitrary Remote Directory Deletion via Mis-scoped Mirror Mode Paths
OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains an arbitrary directory deletion vulnerability in mirror mode that allows attackers to delete remote directories by influencing remoteWorkspaceDir and remoteAgentWorkspaceDir configuration values. Attackers can manipulate these OpenShell config paths to cause mirror sync operations to delete unintended remote directory contents and replace them with uploaded workspace data.
- Record
CVE-2026-41383- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-m34q-h93w-vg5x
6.9
OpenClaw: OpenShell mirror mode could delete arbitrary remote directories when roots were mis-scoped
Summary
Before OpenClaw 2026.4.2, the OpenShell mirror backend accepted arbitrary absolute remoteWorkspaceDir and remoteAgentWorkspaceDir values. In mirror mode, those paths were then used as the target of remote cleanup and overwrite operations.
Impact
If an attacker could influence those OpenShell config values, mirror sync could delete the contents of an unintended remote directory and replace them with uploaded workspace data. This was a destructive remote-path bug in the mirror-sync path.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Affected versions:
<= 2026.4.1 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.4.2 - Latest published npm version:
2026.4.1
Fix Commit(s)
b21c9840c2e38f4bb338d031511b479d5f07ca25— constrain OpenShell mirror sync roots
Release Process Note
The fix is present on main and is staged for OpenClaw 2026.4.2. Publish this advisory after the 2026.4.2 npm release is live.
Thanks @jufeng123768 for reporting.
- Record
GHSA-m34q-h93w-vg5x- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS: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-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-41383 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Openclaw, published April 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.4.2.
References
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m34q-h93w-vg5x
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b21c9840c2e38f4bb338d031511b479d5f07ca25
vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-remote-directory-deletion-via-mis-scoped-mirror-mode-paths
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m34q-h93w-vg5x
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41383.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41383
github.com/openclaw/openclaw