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brew-openclaw-cli-cve-2026-32002
Vulnerability from osv_homebrew
Published
2026-08-13 17:21
Modified
2026-09-17 17:24
Summary
OpenClaw's image tool bypasses tools.fs.workspaceOnly on sandbox mount paths and exfiltrates out-of-workspace images
Details

Summary

In OpenClaw, the sandboxed image tool did not honor tools.fs.workspaceOnly=true for mounted paths resolved by the sandbox FS bridge. This allowed reading out-of-workspace mounted images (for example /agent/*) and forwarding those bytes to vision model providers.

Impact

Sandbox boundary bypass with confidentiality impact. In affected versions, read/write/edit respected workspace-only guardrails, but image could still load mounted out-of-workspace files and exfiltrate them via model requests.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.2.22-2
  • Patched versions: >= 2026.2.23 (released)
  • Latest published npm at triage time: 2026.2.22-2

Technical Details

workspaceOnly was enforced in sandbox file tools and apply_patch, but not propagated/enforced for image sandbox path resolution. The fix threads workspaceOnly into image-tool construction and asserts sandbox-root containment before loading media bytes.

Fix Commit(s)

  • dd9d9c1c609dcb4579f9e57bd7b5c879d0146b53

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.0 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
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  "details": "### Summary\nIn OpenClaw, the sandboxed `image` tool did not honor `tools.fs.workspaceOnly=true` for mounted paths resolved by the sandbox FS bridge. This allowed reading out-of-workspace mounted images (for example `/agent/*`) and forwarding those bytes to vision model providers.\n\n### Impact\nSandbox boundary bypass with confidentiality impact. In affected versions, `read`/`write`/`edit` respected workspace-only guardrails, but `image` could still load mounted out-of-workspace files and exfiltrate them via model requests.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.22-2`\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.2.23` (released)\n- Latest published npm at triage time: `2026.2.22-2`\n\n### Technical Details\n`workspaceOnly` was enforced in sandbox file tools and `apply_patch`, but not propagated/enforced for `image` sandbox path resolution. The fix threads `workspaceOnly` into image-tool construction and asserts sandbox-root containment before loading media bytes.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `dd9d9c1c609dcb4579f9e57bd7b5c879d0146b53`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.",
  "id": "BREW-openclaw-cli-CVE-2026-32002",
  "modified": "2026-09-17T17:24:13Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:21:32Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32002"
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    {
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      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dd9d9c1c609dcb4579f9e57bd7b5c879d0146b53"
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    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-boundary-bypass-via-image-tool-workspaceonly-bypass"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
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  "summary": "OpenClaw\u0027s image tool bypasses tools.fs.workspaceOnly on sandbox mount paths and exfiltrates out-of-workspace images",
  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-q6qf-4p5j-r25g",
    "CVE-2026-32002"
  ]
}



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