| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | high (CVSS 7.1) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-10-09 |
| Affected versions | not published yet, see the advisory |
| Fixed in | see the vendor advisory |
| Weakness | CWE-73 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
LobsterAI 2026.5.27 through 2026.9.23 contains an external control of file path vulnerability in the skills:delete IPC handler that trusts the openclawSourceDir value from a skill's _meta.json during uninstall. Attackers who convince a user to install a crafted skill can make uninstallation recursively delete arbitrary user-writable directories, such as the home directory, since the security scanner never inspects _meta.json.
What to do
- NVD lists no fixed version yet: follow the vendor advisory below and keep OpenClaw off the public internet until a fix ships.
- Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-108156
- https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI
- https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/blob/791a352dee3b3d8c6f64edcaf229ce474a68f6c5/src/main/ipcHandlers/skills/handlers.ts#L60-L78
- https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/commit/82fdfe10d1b85d0ff734aa720e18c866b4be2406
- https://github.com/netease-youdao/LobsterAI/issues/2793
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lobsterai-2026.5.27-through-2026.9.23-arbitrary-directory-deletion-via-skill-meta-json
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