CVE-2026-22180

OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Path Confinement Bypass in Browser Output and File Write Operations

State: Published
Severity: 4.8 Medium
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Updated: Jun 23, 2026
Reserved: Jan 6, 2026

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain a path-confinement bypass vulnerability in browser output handling that allows writes outside intended root directories. Attackers can exploit insufficient canonical path-boundary validation in file write operations to escape root-bound restrictions and write files to arbitrary locations.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	4.8 Medium	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	5.3 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.3.2Affected 2026.3.2Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp)vendor-advisory
Patch Commitpatch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Path Confinement Bypass in Browser Output and File Write Operationsthird-party-advisory

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