UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Affecting openclaw package, versions >=2026.3.22 <2026.4.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-16420272
  • published5 May 2026
  • disclosed5 May 2026
  • creditzsxsoft

Introduced: 5 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-43570  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-61  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.5 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 repository path handling process. An attacker can access files outside the intended repository directory by submitting crafted symlink paths.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1