UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.19
Threat Intelligence
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- published22 Feb 2026
- disclosed20 Feb 2026
- creditAether AI
Introduced: 20 Feb 2026
NewCVE-2026-27485 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.19 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following via the package_skill.py script. An attacker can cause unintentional disclosure of local files from the packaging machine by including symlinks in a crafted skill directory that point outside the intended root, leading to those files being packaged into the resulting archive. This is only exploitable if the packaging script is executed locally by a user on attacker-controlled skill contents.