Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-22180OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Path Confinement Bypass in Browser Output and File Write Operations

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.3.2	GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.3.2

Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Path Confinement Bypass in Browser Output and File Write Operations third-party-advisory