OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 construct transcript file paths using unsanitized sessionId parameters and sessionFile paths without enforcing directory containment. Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal sequences like ../../etc/passwd in sessionId or sessionFile parameters to read or write arbitrary files outside the agent sessions directory.
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22"
],
"cna_assigner": "VulnCheck"
}{
"extracted_events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2026.2.12"
}
],
"source": [
"CPE_RANGE",
"REFERENCES"
],
"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*"
}