{"id":"GHSA-659f-22xc-98f2","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw hook transform path containment missed symlink-resolved escapes","description":"## Vulnerability\n\nWebhook transform modules were validated with lexical path checks only. A symlink under the allowed hooks transform tree could resolve outside the intended directory and be dynamically imported.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2`\n- Patched version (planned next release): `2026.2.22`\n\n## Impact\n\nWhen an attacker can cause a transform module path to reference a symlinked entry that resolves outside the trusted transform directory, the gateway may import and execute unintended JavaScript with gateway-process privileges.\n\n## Attack Preconditions\n\n- Hook transforms are enabled and reachable.\n- Attacker can influence transform path resolution (for example via privileged config access and/or writable filesystem path in the transform tree).\n- A symlink escape exists to attacker-controlled code.\n\n## Remediation\n\n- Enforce realpath-aware containment for existing path ancestors before dynamic import.\n- Keep lexical containment checks for traversal and absolute-path escapes.\n- Add regression coverage for:\n  - transform module symlink escape rejection,\n  - `hooks.transformsDir` symlink escape rejection,\n  - in-root symlink allow-case.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `f4dd0577b055f77af783105bd65eae32f3d5e6a1`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @aether-ai-agent for reporting.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","from":"ghsa"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"published":"2026-03-03T23:00:53Z","modified":"2026-03-04T15:13:19Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.2.22"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.2.21-2"},{"fixed":"2026.2.22"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.22"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-659f-22xc-98f2","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/f4dd0577b055f77af783105bd65eae32f3d5e6a1","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-659f-22xc-98f2"},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-659f-22xc-98f2","title":"OpenClaw hook transform path containment missed symlink-resolved escapes","description":"## Vulnerability\n\nWebhook transform modules were validated with lexical path checks only. A symlink under the allowed hooks transform tree could resolve outside the intended directory and be dynamically imported.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2`\n- Patched version (planned next release): `2026.2.22`\n\n## Impact\n\nWhen an attacker can cause a transform module path to reference a symlinked entry that resolves outside the trusted transform directory, the gateway may import and execute unintended JavaScript with gateway-process privileges.\n\n## Attack Preconditions\n\n- Hook transforms are enabled and reachable.\n- Attacker can influence transform path resolution (for example via privileged config access and/or writable filesystem path in the transform tree).\n- A symlink escape exists to attacker-controlled code.\n\n## Remediation\n\n- Enforce realpath-aware containment for existing path ancestors before dynamic import.\n- Keep lexical containment checks for traversal and absolute-path escapes.\n- Add regression coverage for:\n  - transform module symlink escape rejection,\n  - `hooks.transformsDir` symlink escape rejection,\n  - in-root symlink allow-case.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `f4dd0577b055f77af783105bd65eae32f3d5e6a1`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @aether-ai-agent for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T23:00:53Z","modified":"2026-03-03T23:00:53Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:30.031684Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-659f-22xc-98f2","title":"OpenClaw hook transform path containment missed symlink-resolved escapes","description":"## Vulnerability\n\nWebhook transform modules were validated with lexical path checks only. A symlink under the allowed hooks transform tree could resolve outside the intended directory and be dynamically imported.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2`\n- Patched version (planned next release): `2026.2.22`\n\n## Impact\n\nWhen an attacker can cause a transform module path to reference a symlinked entry that resolves outside the trusted transform directory, the gateway may import and execute unintended JavaScript with gateway-process privileges.\n\n## Attack Preconditions\n\n- Hook transforms are enabled and reachable.\n- Attacker can influence transform path resolution (for example via privileged config access and/or writable filesystem path in the transform tree).\n- A symlink escape exists to attacker-controlled code.\n\n## Remediation\n\n- Enforce realpath-aware containment for existing path ancestors before dynamic import.\n- Keep lexical containment checks for traversal and absolute-path escapes.\n- Add regression coverage for:\n  - transform module symlink escape rejection,\n  - `hooks.transformsDir` symlink escape rejection,\n  - in-root symlink allow-case.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `f4dd0577b055f77af783105bd65eae32f3d5e6a1`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @aether-ai-agent for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T23:00:53Z","modified":"2026-03-04T15:13:19.961962Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:39.266402Z"}]}}