Symlink Following Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.23-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-OPENCLAW-16093919
  • published17 Apr 2026
  • disclosed9 Apr 2026

Introduced: 9 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-35632  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-61  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest openclaw to version 2026.2.23-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openclaw package and not the openclaw package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenClaw through 2026.2.22 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in agents.create and agents.update handlers that use fs.appendFile on IDENTITY.md without symlink containment checks. Attackers with workspace access can plant symlinks to append attacker-controlled content to arbitrary files, enabling remote code execution via crontab injection or unauthorized access via SSH key manipulation.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1