GHSA-9f79-7pw8-3fj8

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9f79-7pw8-3fj8
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-9f79-7pw8-3fj8/GHSA-9f79-7pw8-3fj8.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-9f79-7pw8-3fj8
Downstream
Withdrawn
2026-03-24T19:05:53Z
Published
2026-03-21T03:31:14Z
Modified
2026-03-24T19:16:27.916393Z
Severity
  • 7.6 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 7.2 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X CVSS Calculator
Summary
Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: workspace path guard bypass on non-existent out-of-root symlink leaf
Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-mgrq-9f93-wpp5. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.26 contain a path traversal vulnerability in workspace boundary validation that allows attackers to write files outside the workspace through in-workspace symlinks pointing to non-existent out-of-root targets. The vulnerability exists because the boundary check improperly resolves aliases, permitting the first write operation to escape the workspace boundary and create files in arbitrary locations.

Database specific 
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-21T01:17:08Z",
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-24T19:05:53Z"
}
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
Last affected
2026.2.25

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-9f79-7pw8-3fj8/GHSA-9f79-7pw8-3fj8.json"