Vulnerability · Published Mar 29, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-33574OpenClaw < 2026.3.8 - Path Traversal via Tools Root Rebinding in Skills Download

Medium 6.2

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 0% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.2Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)<0.1%top 99.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skills download installer that validates the tools root lexically but reuses the mutable path during archive download and copy operations. A local attacker can rebind the tools-root path between validation and final write to redirect the installer outside the intended tools directory.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.3.8	GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.3.8

Weakness: CWE-367 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.8 - Path Traversal via Tools Root Rebinding in Skills Download third-party-advisory