GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2
Aliases
  • CVE-2026-33574
Downstream
Published
2026-03-12T14:21:32Z
Modified
2026-04-06T23:06:41.551668Z
Severity
  • 6.9 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - 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 CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw's skills-install-download can be redirected outside the tools root by rebinding the validated base path
Details

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.

The 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.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published vulnerable version: 2026.3.7
  • Affected range: <= 2026.3.7
  • Fixed in released version: 2026.3.8

Fix Commit(s)

  • 9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639

Release Verification

  • Verified fixed in GitHub release v2026.3.8 published on March 9, 2026.
  • Verified npm view openclaw version resolves to 2026.3.8.
  • Verified the release contains the regression test covering tools-root rebinding and that the test passes against the v2026.3.8 tree.

Thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-367"
    ],
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-12T14:21:32Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.3.8

Database specific

last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 2026.3.7"
source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2.json"