Vulnerability · Published Mar 5, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-28462OpenClaw < 2026.2.13 - Path Traversal in Trace and Download Output Paths

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal 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 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.13 contain a vulnerability in the browser control API in which it accepts user-supplied output paths for trace and download files without consistently constraining writes to temporary directories. Attackers with API access can exploit path traversal in POST /trace/stop, POST /wait/download, and POST /download endpoints to write files outside intended temp roots.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.2.13	GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.2.13

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.13 - Path Traversal in Trace and Download Output Paths third-party-advisory