Symlink Attack Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.22


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15372312
  • published4 Mar 2026
  • disclosed3 Mar 2026
  • credittdjackey

Introduced: 3 Mar 2026

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.22 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the ZIP extraction process when a pre-existing symlink exists in the destination path. An attacker can write files outside the intended extraction directory by crafting a ZIP archive and leveraging symlink traversal.

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CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1