{"id":"CVE-2026-33574","aliases":["GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33574","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.3.8 - Path Traversal via Tools Root Rebinding in Skills Download","details":"OpenClaw's skills download installer validated the intended per-skill tools root lexically, but later reused that mutable path while downloading and copying the archive into place. If a local attacker could rebind that tools-root path between validation and the final write, the installer could be redirected to write outside the intended tools directory.\n\nThe fix pins the canonical per-skill tools root immediately after validation and derives later download/copy paths from that canonical root, so rebinding the lexical path fails closed instead of redirecting the write.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published vulnerable version: `2026.3.7`\n- Affected range: `<= 2026.3.7`\n- Fixed in released version: `2026.3.8`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639`\n\n## Release Verification\n\n- Verified fixed in GitHub release `v2026.3.8` published on March 9, 2026.\n- Verified `npm view openclaw version` resolves to `2026.3.8`.\n- Verified the release contains the regression test covering tools-root rebinding and that the test passes against the `v2026.3.8` tree.\n\nThanks @tdjackey for reporting.","published":"2026-03-29T12:44:31.816Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:24.356211891Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.3.8"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639","label":"openclaw/openclaw@9abf014"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/33xxx/CVE-2026-33574.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33574"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-path-traversal-via-tools-root-rebinding-in-skills-download"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-10-28T02:30:24.356211891Z"}}