{"id":"CVE-2026-32055","aliases":["GHSA-mgrq-9f93-wpp5"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32055","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Workspace Path Boundary Bypass via Non-existent Symlink","details":"### Summary\n`openclaw` had a workspace boundary bypass in workspace-only path validation: when an in-workspace symlink pointed outside the workspace to a non-existent leaf, the first write could pass validation and create the file outside the workspace.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Vulnerable versions: `<= 2026.2.25`\n- Patched versions: `>= 2026.2.26` (pre-set for next planned release)\n- Latest published npm version at update time: `2026.2.25`\n\n### Details\nThe boundary check path resolved aliases in a way that allowed a non-existent out-of-root symlink target to pass the initial validation window. A first write through the guarded workspace path could therefore escape the workspace boundary.\n\nThe fix hardens canonical boundary resolution so missing-leaf alias paths are evaluated against canonical containment, while preserving valid in-root aliases. This closes the first-write escape condition without regressing valid in-root alias usage.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `46eba86b45e9db05b7b792e914c4fe0de1b40a23`\n- `1aef45bc060b28a0af45a67dc66acd36aef763c9`\n\n### Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.26`). Once npm release `2026.2.26` is published, this advisory can be published directly.\n\nThanks @tdjackey for reporting.","published":"2026-03-21T00:42:26.429Z","modified":"2026-08-17T03:54:57.750944535Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.2.26"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1aef45bc060b28a0af45a67dc66acd36aef763c9","label":"openclaw/openclaw@1aef45b"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32055.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mgrq-9f93-wpp5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32055"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-workspace-path-boundary-bypass-via-non-existent-symlink"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1aef45bc060b28a0af45a67dc66acd36aef763c9"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/46eba86b45e9db05b7b792e914c4fe0de1b40a23"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-17T03:54:57.750944535Z"}}