CVE-2026-62189

OpenClaw < 2026.6.9 Symlink Following via Mirror Sync

State: Published
Severity: 7.6 High
Published: Jul 13, 2026
Updated: Jul 15, 2026
Reserved: Jul 13, 2026

Description

OpenClaw versions before 2026.6.9 contain a symlink following vulnerability in the mirror sync feature that allows lower-trust callers to perform actions requiring stronger authorization. Attackers can exploit remote symlink parents to bypass policy checks and authorization boundaries when the feature is enabled and reachable.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	7.6 High	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	7.1 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.6.9Affected 2026.6.9Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m38g-vpwj-mpg9)vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.6.9 Symlink Following via Mirror Syncthird-party-advisory

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