How severe is CVE-2026-27545?

No CVSS score has been assigned to CVE-2026-27545 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2026-27545?

CVE-2026-27545 affects the following packages: openclaw (npm). Ecosystems affected: npm.

How do I fix CVE-2026-27545?

Update openclaw to 2026.2.26 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-27545 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2026-27545 in my npm dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2026-27545 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2026-27545?

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Is CVE-2026-27545 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2026-27545 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-27545?

CVE-2026-27545 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.1%, placing it in the 1th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-27545?

CVE-2026-27545 is classified as CWE-367 (CWE-367). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2026-27545 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2026-27545 was published on March 18, 2026 and was last updated on August 17, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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CVE-2026-27545 — openclaw

Fix: openclaw/openclaw@4b4718c

CVE-2026-27545 is a CWE-367 vulnerability in openclaw. A fix is available for openclaw — see the affected versions and patch details below.

OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Approval Bypass via Parent Symlink Current Working Directory Rebind

Also known asGHSA-f7ww-2725-qvw2

Published

Mar 18, 2026

Updated

Aug 17, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Sep 21, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-27545.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs1th percentile — riskier than 1% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.

133other npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream

openclawnpm

2.7Mdownloads / week

Description

Summary

For host=node executions, approval context could be bypassed after approval-time by rebinding a writable parent symlink in cwd while preserving the visible cwd string.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected: <= 2026.2.25
Fixed: >= 2026.2.26 (planned next npm release)

Impact

A command approved for one filesystem location could execute from a different location if a mutable parent symlink changed between approval and execution.

Fix

Added immutable approval-time plan preparation (system.run.prepare) and systemRunPlanV2 canonical fields (argv, cwd, agentId, sessionKey).
Enforced canonical plan values through approval request storage and forwarding-time sanitization.
Rejected mutable parent-symlink path components during approval-plan building to block symlink rebind bypass.
Follow-up refactors centralized command catalogs and approval context/error handling to reduce future drift.

Fix Commit(s)

78a7ff2d50fb3bcef351571cb5a0f21430a340c1
d82c042b09727a6148f3ca651b254c4a677aff26
d06632ba45a8482192792c55d5ff0b2e21abb0a7
4e690e09c746408b5e27617a20cb3fdc5190dbda
4b4718c8dfce2e2c48404aa5088af7c013bed60b

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.26). Once npm [email protected] is published, publish this advisory directly without further version-field edits.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
📦npm	`openclaw`	all versions	2026.2.26`npm install openclaw@2026.2.26`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update openclaw to 2026.2.26 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-27545 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-27545 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to CVE-2026-27545. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

## Summary For `host=node` executions, approval context could be bypassed after approval-time by rebinding a writable parent symlink in `cwd` while preserving the visible `cwd` string. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected: `<= 2026.2.25` - Fixed: `>= 2026.2.26` (planned next npm release) ## Impact A command approved for one filesystem location could execute from a different location if a mutable parent symlink changed between approval and execution. ## Fix - Added immutable approval-time plan preparation (`system.run.prepare`) and `systemRunPlanV2` canonica

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