Symlink Attack Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.25-beta.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15373926
  • published4 Mar 2026
  • disclosed3 Mar 2026
  • credittdjackey

Introduced: 3 Mar 2026

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.25-beta.1 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the resolveSandboxedMediaSource process. An attacker can access files outside the intended sandbox confinement by submitting crafted media paths that exploit a symlink alias in the fallback temporary directory.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1