https://vulnerability.circl.lu/rss/recent/all/10 Most recent entries from all 2026-09-28T18:17:52.338113+00:00 Vulnerability-Lookup info@circl.lu python-feedgen Contains only the most 10 recent entries. https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2026-33574 CVE-2026-33574 — OpenClaw < 2026.3.8 - Path Traversal via Tools Root Rebinding in Skills Download 2026-09-28T18:17:52.371742+00:00

Affected: OpenClaw

OpenClaw before 2026.3.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skills download installer that validates the tools root lexically but reuses the mutable path during archive download and copy operations. A local attacker can rebind the tools-root path between validation and final write to redirect the installer outside the intended tools directory.

 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/ghsa-vhwf-4x96-vqx2 GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2 — OpenClaw's skills-install-download can be redirected outside the tools root by rebinding the validated base path 2026-09-28T18:17:52.371857+00:00

Affected: npm: openclaw

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.