GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2/GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2
Aliases
Published
2026-02-18T17:38:39Z
Modified
2026-03-06T01:17:37Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 8.7 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw has a path traversal in browser trace/download output paths may allow arbitrary file writes
Details

Summary

OpenClaw’s browser control API accepted user-supplied output paths for trace/download files without consistently constraining writes to OpenClaw-managed temporary directories.

Impact

If an attacker can access the browser control API, they could attempt to write trace/download output files outside intended temp roots, depending on process filesystem permissions.

Affected versions

openclaw < 2026.2.13

Fixed versions

openclaw >= 2026.2.13

Remediation

Upgrade to 2026.2.13 or later.

What changed

The fix constrains output paths for:

  • POST /trace/stop
  • POST /wait/download
  • POST /download

All three now enforce OpenClaw temp-root boundaries and reject traversal/escape paths.

Credits

Thanks to Adnan Jakati (@jackhax) of Praetorian for responsible disclosure.

Fix shipped in PR #15652 and merged to main on February 13, 2026 (7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426).

Fix commit 7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426 confirmed on main and in v2026.2.14. Upgrade to openclaw >= 2026.2.13.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-02-18T17:38:39Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-03-05T22:16:18Z",
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.2.13

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2/GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2.json"