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Attackers can exploit this by crafting @-prefixed paths like @/etc/passwd to read files outside the intended workspace boundary when tools.fs.workspaceOnly is enabled.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00356,"percentile":0.29562,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-180","CWE-22"],"published":"2026-03-03T22:11:54Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:10Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.2.24"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.2.23"},{"fixed":"2026.2.24"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.24"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-27cr-4p5m-74rj","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9ef0fc2ff8fa7b145d1e746d6eb030b1bf692260","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-path-traversal-via-prefixed-absolute-paths-in-workspace-boundary-validation","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32033","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-27cr-4p5m-74rj"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32033.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32033","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.24 - Path Traversal via @-prefixed Absolute Paths in Workspace Boundary Validation","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a path traversal vulnerability where @-prefixed absolute paths bypass workspace-only file-system boundary validation due to canonicalization mismatch. Attackers can exploit this by crafting @-prefixed paths like @/etc/passwd to read files outside the intended workspace boundary when tools.fs.workspaceOnly is enabled.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T22:07:08.552Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:14:48.982Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:57.47301Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-13314","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a path traversal vulnerability where @-prefixed absolute paths bypass workspace-only file-system boundary validation due to canonicalization mismatch. Attackers can exploit this by crafting @-prefixed paths like @/etc/passwd to read files outside the intended workspace boundary when tools.fs.workspaceOnly is enabled.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T22:07:08Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:14:48Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:32.273921Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-27cr-4p5m-74rj","title":"OpenClaw has a workspace-only sandbox guard mismatch for @-prefixed absolute paths","description":"A workspace-only file-system guard mismatch allowed `@`-prefixed absolute paths to bypass boundary validation in some tool path checks.\n\n### Impact\nWhen `tools.fs.workspaceOnly=true`, certain `@`-prefixed absolute paths (for example `@/etc/passwd`) could be validated before canonicalization while runtime path handling normalized the prefix differently. In affected code paths this could permit reads outside the intended workspace boundary.\n\nPer `SECURITY.md`, OpenClaw is primarily a personal-assistant runtime with trusted-user assumptions, and this path is gated behind non-default sandbox/tooling configuration. That reduces practical exposure, but the bypass is still a security bug and is fixed.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published at triage time: `2026.2.23`\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.23`\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.2.24`\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `9ef0fc2ff8fa7b145d1e746d6eb030b1bf692260`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T22:11:54Z","modified":"2026-03-25T18:46:20Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-180"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:41.724707Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32033","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a path traversal vulnerability where @-prefixed absolute paths bypass workspace-only file-system boundary validation due to canonicalization mismatch. 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In affected code paths this could permit reads outside the intended workspace boundary.\n\nPer `SECURITY.md`, OpenClaw is primarily a personal-assistant runtime with trusted-user assumptions, and this path is gated behind non-default sandbox/tooling configuration. That reduces practical exposure, but the bypass is still a security bug and is fixed.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published at triage time: `2026.2.23`\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.23`\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.2.24`\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `9ef0fc2ff8fa7b145d1e746d6eb030b1bf692260`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T22:11:54Z","modified":"2026-03-25T19:48:28.452855Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"},{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-180","CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:33.956911Z"}]}}