Vulnerability · Published Mar 5, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-28457OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Path Traversal in Sandbox Skill Mirroring via Name Parameter

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-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 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in sandbox skill mirroring (must be enabled) that uses the skill frontmatter name parameter unsanitized when copying skills into the sandbox workspace. Attackers who provide a crafted skill package with traversal sequences like ../ or absolute paths in the name field can write files outside the sandbox workspace root directory.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.2.14	GHSA-xw4p-pw82-hqr7

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.2.14

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

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-xw4p-pw82-hqr7) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Path Traversal in Sandbox Skill Mirroring via Name Parameter third-party-advisory