{"id":"CVE-2026-33574","aliases":["EUVD-2026-17027","GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.8 - Path Traversal via Tools Root Rebinding in Skills Download","description":"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.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00088,"percentile":0.00368,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-367"],"published":"2026-03-12T14:21:32Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:24Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.3.8"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.3.7"},{"fixed":"2026.3.8"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.8"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-path-traversal-via-tools-root-rebinding-in-skills-download","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33574","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/33xxx/CVE-2026-33574.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-33574","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.8 - Path Traversal via Tools Root Rebinding in Skills Download","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-29T12:44:31.816Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:15:34.377Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-367"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:07.609948Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-17027","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-29T12:44:31Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:15:34Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:32.273921Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2","title":"OpenClaw's skills-install-download can be redirected outside the tools root by rebinding the validated base path","description":"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.\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published vulnerable version: `2026.3.7`\n- Affected range: `\u003c= 2026.3.7`\n- Fixed in released version: `2026.3.8`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639`\n\n## Release Verification\n\n- Verified fixed in GitHub release `v2026.3.8` published on March 9, 2026.\n- Verified `npm view openclaw version` resolves to `2026.3.8`.\n- Verified the release contains the regression test covering tools-root rebinding and that the test passes against the `v2026.3.8` tree.\n\nThanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-12T14:21:32Z","modified":"2026-04-06T22:46:41Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"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","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-367"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:48.966685Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-33574","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-29T13:17:03.173Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:37:43.53Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS: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","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":4.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-367"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:12.261218Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-33574","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.8 - Path Traversal via Tools Root Rebinding in Skills Download","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-29T12:44:31.816Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:24.356211891Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-367"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:01.896044Z"},{"id":"GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2","title":"OpenClaw's skills-install-download can be redirected outside the tools root by rebinding the validated base path","description":"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.\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published vulnerable version: `2026.3.7`\n- Affected range: `\u003c= 2026.3.7`\n- Fixed in released version: `2026.3.8`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639`\n\n## Release Verification\n\n- Verified fixed in GitHub release `v2026.3.8` published on March 9, 2026.\n- Verified `npm view openclaw version` resolves to `2026.3.8`.\n- Verified the release contains the regression test covering tools-root rebinding and that the test passes against the `v2026.3.8` tree.\n\nThanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-12T14:21:32Z","modified":"2026-04-06T23:12:30.528639Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"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","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-367"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:57.348035Z"}]}}