OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain a path-confinement bypass vulnerability in browser output handling that allows writes outside intended root directories. Attackers can exploit insufficient canonical path-boundary validation in file write operations to escape root-bound restrictions and write files to arbitrary locations.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp OpenClaw: Unified root-bound write hardening for browser output and related path-boundary flows
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Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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Description OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain a path-confinement bypass vulnerability in browser output handling that allows writes outside intended root directories. Attackers can exploit insufficient canonical path-boundary validation in file write operations to escape root-bound restrictions and write files to arbitrary locations.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Path Confinement Bypass in Browser Output and File Write Operations
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-59
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-18T16:04:25.645Z

Reserved: 2026-01-06T16:47:17.181Z

Link: CVE-2026-22180

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-18T16:04:21.816Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-18T02:16:22.583

Modified: 2026-03-18T14:52:44.227

Link: CVE-2026-22180

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-18T10:42:09Z

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