{"id":"CVE-2026-35570","aliases":["EUVD-2026-23988","GHSA-m6rx-7pvw-2f73"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaude has Sandbox Bypass via Early-Exit Logic Flaw that Allows Path Traversal","description":"OpenClaude is an open-source coding-agent command line interface for cloud and local model providers. Versions prior to 0.5.1 have a logic flaw in `bashToolHasPermission()` inside `src/tools/BashTool/bashPermissions.ts`. When the sandbox auto-allow feature is active and no explicit deny rule is configured, the function returns an `allow` result immediately — before the path constraint filter (`checkPathConstraints`) is ever evaluated. This allows commands containing path traversal sequences (e.g., `../../../../../etc/passwd`) to bypass directory restrictions entirely. Version 0.5.1 contains a patch for the issue.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00232,"percentile":0.14182,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-284"],"published":"2026-04-20T23:24:08Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:56Z","exploits":[{"source":"pocgithub","id":"Rickidevs/CVE-2026-35570","title":"Rickidevs/CVE-2026-35570","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://github.com/Rickidevs/CVE-2026-35570"}],"fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"@gitlawb/openclaude","fixed_in":["0.5.1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"@gitlawb/openclaude","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.5.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"@gitlawb/openclaude","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.5.1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"gitlawb","product":"openclaude"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Gitlawb/openclaude/security/advisories/GHSA-m6rx-7pvw-2f73","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","exploit","Exploit","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/Gitlawb/openclaude/commit/7002cb302b78ea2a19da3f26226de24e2903fa1d","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35570","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m6rx-7pvw-2f73"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35570.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/Gitlawb/openclaude","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35570","title":"OpenClaude has Sandbox Bypass via Early-Exit Logic Flaw that Allows Path Traversal","description":"OpenClaude is an open-source coding-agent command line interface for cloud and local model providers. Versions prior to 0.5.1 have a logic flaw in `bashToolHasPermission()` inside `src/tools/BashTool/bashPermissions.ts`. When the sandbox auto-allow feature is active and no explicit deny rule is configured, the function returns an `allow` result immediately — before the path constraint filter (`checkPathConstraints`) is ever evaluated. This allows commands containing path traversal sequences (e.g., `../../../../../etc/passwd`) to bypass directory restrictions entirely. Version 0.5.1 contains a patch for the issue.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-20T23:24:08.324Z","modified":"2026-04-21T19:49:30.148Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:05.15083Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-23988","description":"OpenClaude is an open-source coding-agent command line interface for cloud and local model providers. Versions prior to 0.5.1 have a logic flaw in `bashToolHasPermission()` inside `src/tools/BashTool/bashPermissions.ts`. When the sandbox auto-allow feature is active and no explicit deny rule is configured, the function returns an `allow` result immediately — before the path constraint filter (`checkPathConstraints`) is ever evaluated. This allows commands containing path traversal sequences (e.g., `../../../../../etc/passwd`) to bypass directory restrictions entirely. Version 0.5.1 contains a patch for the issue.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-20T23:24:08Z","modified":"2026-04-21T19:49:30Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:24:21.512647Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-m6rx-7pvw-2f73","title":"OpenClaude: Sandbox Bypass via Early-Exit Logic Flaw Allows Path Traversal ","description":"A logic flaw exists in `bashToolHasPermission()` inside `src/tools/BashTool/bashPermissions.ts`. When the sandbox auto-allow feature is active and no explicit deny rule is configured, the function returns an `allow` result immediately — before the path constraint filter (`checkPathConstraints`) is ever evaluated. This allows commands containing path traversal sequences (e.g., `../../../../../etc/passwd`) to bypass directory restrictions entirely.\n\n## Affected Component\n\n- **File:** `src/tools/BashTool/bashPermissions.ts`\n- **Function:** `bashToolHasPermission`\n- **Location:** ~line 1445 (sandbox auto-allow block)\n\n## Vulnerable Code Flow\n\n```\nbashToolHasPermission()\n    │\n    ├─ [~1445] Sandbox auto-allow block\n    │       └─ No deny rule found → return ALLOW  ⚠️ Early exit\n    │\n    └─ [~1644] checkPathConstraints()             ❌ Never reached\n```\n\nThe sandbox block was designed to skip interactive permission prompts in sandboxed environments. However, it unintentionally also skips the path traversal filter, which is a separate and critical security control.\n\n## Impact\n\nAny process or user operating in a sandboxed session with no explicit deny rules can:\n\n- Read arbitrary files outside the sandbox boundary (e.g., `/etc/passwd`, `/etc/shadow`, `.env` files, SSH private keys)\n- Write to arbitrary paths (subject to OS-level permissions)\n- Fully defeat the filesystem isolation that the sandbox is intended to enforce\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n\n1. Enable sandbox mode: `SandboxManager.isSandboxingEnabled() = true`\n2. Enable auto-allow: `SandboxManager.isAutoAllowBashIfSandboxedEnabled() = true`\n3. Ensure no explicit deny rules are configured for the session\n4. Submit a bash command with a path traversal payload:\n   ```\n   cat ../../../../../etc/passwd\n   ```\n5. Observe that the command receives `behavior: allow` without triggering `checkPathConstraints`\n\n## Recommended Fix\n\nThe sandbox auto-allow block should **never short-circuit the full permission pipeline**. It may suppress interactive prompts, but path constraint validation must always execute.\n\n### Option 1 — Preferred: Continue pipeline on `allow`\n\nOnly return early for `deny` or `ask` behaviors. Let `allow` fall through to `checkPathConstraints`:\n\n```typescript\nif (\n  SandboxManager.isSandboxingEnabled() \u0026\u0026\n  SandboxManager.isAutoAllowBashIfSandboxedEnabled() \u0026\u0026\n  shouldUseSandbox(input)\n) {\n  const sandboxAutoAllowResult = checkSandboxAutoAllow(\n    input,\n    appState.toolPermissionContext,\n  );\n  if (sandboxAutoAllowResult.behavior !== 'allow') {\n    // Only block or prompt — never skip path checks on allow\n    return sandboxAutoAllowResult;\n  }\n  // If 'allow', continue to checkPathConstraints below\n}\n```\n\n### Option 2 — Defense in depth: Run path check before returning\n\nRun `checkPathConstraints` explicitly inside the sandbox block before returning:\n\n```typescript\nif (sandboxAutoAllowResult.behavior !== 'passthrough') {\n  const pathCheck = checkPathConstraints(input, appState.toolPermissionContext);\n  if (pathCheck.behavior !== 'allow') {\n    return pathCheck; // Block traversal attempts even in sandbox\n  }\n  return sandboxAutoAllowResult;\n}\n```\n\n### Option 3 — Minimal change: Move sandbox block after path check\n\nReorder the function so `checkPathConstraints` always runs first, and the sandbox block only handles the prompt-suppression logic afterward.\n\n---\n\nCredit: Elvin Latifli (@Rickidevs )","status":"published","published":"2026-04-21T15:16:16Z","modified":"2026-04-21T15:16:17Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:55.105822Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35570","description":"OpenClaude is an open-source coding-agent command line interface for cloud and local model providers. Versions prior to 0.5.1 have a logic flaw in `bashToolHasPermission()` inside `src/tools/BashTool/bashPermissions.ts`. When the sandbox auto-allow feature is active and no explicit deny rule is configured, the function returns an `allow` result immediately — before the path constraint filter (`checkPathConstraints`) is ever evaluated. This allows commands containing path traversal sequences (e.g., `../../../../../etc/passwd`) to bypass directory restrictions entirely. Version 0.5.1 contains a patch for the issue.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-21T00:16:28.877Z","modified":"2026-10-26T21:10:00.17Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:15.120927Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35570","title":"OpenClaude has Sandbox Bypass via Early-Exit Logic Flaw that Allows Path Traversal","description":"OpenClaude is an open-source coding-agent command line interface for cloud and local model providers. Versions prior to 0.5.1 have a logic flaw in `bashToolHasPermission()` inside `src/tools/BashTool/bashPermissions.ts`. When the sandbox auto-allow feature is active and no explicit deny rule is configured, the function returns an `allow` result immediately — before the path constraint filter (`checkPathConstraints`) is ever evaluated. This allows commands containing path traversal sequences (e.g., `../../../../../etc/passwd`) to bypass directory restrictions entirely. Version 0.5.1 contains a patch for the issue.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-20T23:24:08.324Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:56.362704027Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:02.673625Z"},{"id":"GHSA-m6rx-7pvw-2f73","title":"OpenClaude: Sandbox Bypass via Early-Exit Logic Flaw Allows Path Traversal ","description":"A logic flaw exists in `bashToolHasPermission()` inside `src/tools/BashTool/bashPermissions.ts`. When the sandbox auto-allow feature is active and no explicit deny rule is configured, the function returns an `allow` result immediately — before the path constraint filter (`checkPathConstraints`) is ever evaluated. This allows commands containing path traversal sequences (e.g., `../../../../../etc/passwd`) to bypass directory restrictions entirely.\n\n## Affected Component\n\n- **File:** `src/tools/BashTool/bashPermissions.ts`\n- **Function:** `bashToolHasPermission`\n- **Location:** ~line 1445 (sandbox auto-allow block)\n\n## Vulnerable Code Flow\n\n```\nbashToolHasPermission()\n    │\n    ├─ [~1445] Sandbox auto-allow block\n    │       └─ No deny rule found → return ALLOW  ⚠️ Early exit\n    │\n    └─ [~1644] checkPathConstraints()             ❌ Never reached\n```\n\nThe sandbox block was designed to skip interactive permission prompts in sandboxed environments. However, it unintentionally also skips the path traversal filter, which is a separate and critical security control.\n\n## Impact\n\nAny process or user operating in a sandboxed session with no explicit deny rules can:\n\n- Read arbitrary files outside the sandbox boundary (e.g., `/etc/passwd`, `/etc/shadow`, `.env` files, SSH private keys)\n- Write to arbitrary paths (subject to OS-level permissions)\n- Fully defeat the filesystem isolation that the sandbox is intended to enforce\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n\n1. Enable sandbox mode: `SandboxManager.isSandboxingEnabled() = true`\n2. Enable auto-allow: `SandboxManager.isAutoAllowBashIfSandboxedEnabled() = true`\n3. Ensure no explicit deny rules are configured for the session\n4. Submit a bash command with a path traversal payload:\n   ```\n   cat ../../../../../etc/passwd\n   ```\n5. Observe that the command receives `behavior: allow` without triggering `checkPathConstraints`\n\n## Recommended Fix\n\nThe sandbox auto-allow block should **never short-circuit the full permission pipeline**. It may suppress interactive prompts, but path constraint validation must always execute.\n\n### Option 1 — Preferred: Continue pipeline on `allow`\n\nOnly return early for `deny` or `ask` behaviors. Let `allow` fall through to `checkPathConstraints`:\n\n```typescript\nif (\n  SandboxManager.isSandboxingEnabled() \u0026\u0026\n  SandboxManager.isAutoAllowBashIfSandboxedEnabled() \u0026\u0026\n  shouldUseSandbox(input)\n) {\n  const sandboxAutoAllowResult = checkSandboxAutoAllow(\n    input,\n    appState.toolPermissionContext,\n  );\n  if (sandboxAutoAllowResult.behavior !== 'allow') {\n    // Only block or prompt — never skip path checks on allow\n    return sandboxAutoAllowResult;\n  }\n  // If 'allow', continue to checkPathConstraints below\n}\n```\n\n### Option 2 — Defense in depth: Run path check before returning\n\nRun `checkPathConstraints` explicitly inside the sandbox block before returning:\n\n```typescript\nif (sandboxAutoAllowResult.behavior !== 'passthrough') {\n  const pathCheck = checkPathConstraints(input, appState.toolPermissionContext);\n  if (pathCheck.behavior !== 'allow') {\n    return pathCheck; // Block traversal attempts even in sandbox\n  }\n  return sandboxAutoAllowResult;\n}\n```\n\n### Option 3 — Minimal change: Move sandbox block after path check\n\nReorder the function so `checkPathConstraints` always runs first, and the sandbox block only handles the prompt-suppression logic afterward.\n\n---\n\nCredit: Elvin Latifli (@Rickidevs )","status":"published","published":"2026-04-21T15:16:16Z","modified":"2026-04-21T15:56:31.38448Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:51.463834Z"}]}}