Symlink Attack Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.26
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- published12 Mar 2026
- disclosed12 Mar 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 12 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 2026.2.26 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the workspace path validation. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to files and potentially modify or create files outside the intended workspace boundary by exploiting symlinks that point to non-existent targets outside the workspace.