FKIE_CVE-2026-35632

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-04-09 22:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:40
Severity
7.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
OpenClaw through 2026.2.22 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in agents.create and agents.update handlers that use fs.appendFile on IDENTITY.md without symlink containment checks. Attackers with workspace access can plant symlinks to append attacker-controlled content to arbitrary files, enabling remote code execution via crontab injection or unauthorized access via SSH key manipulation.
References
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7xr2-q9vf-x4r5Exploit, Vendor Advisory
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-traversal-via-identity-md-appendfile-in-agents-create-updateThird Party Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7xr2-q9vf-x4r5Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
openclaw openclaw *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:40:54.267",
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