Symlink Attack Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.3.2-beta.1
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- published4 Mar 2026
- disclosed3 Mar 2026
- credittdjackey
Introduced: 3 Mar 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-59 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.3.2-beta.1 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the stageSandboxMedia process. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary files outside the intended workspace by staging media files to a destination path containing a symlink that points outside the sandbox boundary.