| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | high (CVSS 7.1) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-04-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
| Affected versions | openclaw <= 2026.2.22 |
| Fixed in | see the vendor advisory |
| Weakness | CWE-61 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
OpenClaw through 2026.2.22 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in agents.create and agents.update handlers that use fs.appendFile on IDENTITY.md without symlink containment checks. Attackers with workspace access can plant symlinks to append attacker-controlled content to arbitrary files, enabling remote code execution via crontab injection or unauthorized access via SSH key manipulation.
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-2026-35632
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7xr2-q9vf-x4r5
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-traversal-via-identity-md-appendfile-in-agents-create-update
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