GHSA-5xfq-5mr7-426q

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5xfq-5mr7-426q
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-5xfq-5mr7-426q/GHSA-5xfq-5mr7-426q.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-5xfq-5mr7-426q
Aliases
Published
2026-02-18T00:57:30Z
Modified
2026-03-06T01:17:29.328225Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 8.4 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw's unsanitized session ID enables path traversal in transcript file operations
Details

Description

OpenClaw versions <= 2026.2.9 construct transcript file paths using an unsanitized sessionId and also accept sessionFile paths without enforcing that they stay within the agent sessions directory.

A crafted sessionId and/or sessionFile (example: ../../etc/passwd) can cause path traversal when the gateway performs transcript file read/write operations.

Preconditions: an attacker must be able to authenticate to the gateway (gateway token/password). By default the gateway binds to loopback (local-only); configurations that expose the gateway widen the attack surface.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected: <= 2026.2.9
  • Fixed: >= 2026.2.12

Fix

Fixed by validating session IDs (rejecting path separators / traversal sequences) and enforcing sessions-directory containment for session transcript file operations.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 4199f9889f0c307b77096a229b9e085b8d856c26

Additional Hardening

  • cab0abf52ac91e12ea7a0cf04fff315cf0c94d64

Mitigation

Upgrade to openclaw >= 2026.2.12.

Thanks @akhmittra for reporting.

Database specific 
{
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-18T00:57:30Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-05T22:16:23Z"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.2.12

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-5xfq-5mr7-426q/GHSA-5xfq-5mr7-426q.json"