GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc
Aliases
  • CVE-2026-32013
Downstream
Published
2026-03-02T22:40:36Z
Modified
2026-03-20T21:50:40.473893Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 9.3 (Critical) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw gateway agents.files symlink escape allowed out-of-workspace file read/write
Details

Impact

The gateway agents.files.get and agents.files.set methods allowed symlink traversal for allowlisted workspace files. A symlinked allowlisted file (for example AGENTS.md) could resolve outside the agent workspace and be read/written by the gateway process.

This could enable arbitrary host file read/write within the gateway process permissions, and chained impact up to code execution depending on which files are overwritten.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.2.24
  • Latest published vulnerable version at patch time: 2026.2.24
  • Patched versions: >= 2026.2.25

Remediation

agents.files now resolves real workspace paths, enforces containment for resolved targets, rejects out-of-workspace symlink targets, and keeps in-workspace symlink targets supported. The patch also adds gateway regression tests for blocked escapes and valid in-workspace symlink behavior.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 125f4071bcbc0de32e769940d07967db47f09d3d

Release Process Note

patched_versions is intentionally pre-set to the release (2026.2.25). Advisory published with npm release 2026.2.25.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Database specific 
{
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-02T22:40:36Z",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-22",
        "CWE-59"
    ],
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-19T22:16:34Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
}
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
2026.2.25

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc.json"