OpenClaw: Path traversal via inbound channel attachment path in ACP dispatch allows arbitrary file readGHSA-58q2-7r52-jq62
Fix: openclaw/openclaw@566fb73GHSA-58q2-7r52-jq62 is a Path Traversal vulnerability in openclaw. A fix is available for openclaw — see the affected versions and patch details below.
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 GHSA-58q2-7r52-jq62.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
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.
openclawnpmDescription
Summary
Path traversal via inbound channel attachment path in ACP dispatch allows arbitrary file read
Current Maintainer Triage
- Normalized severity: medium
- Assessment: v2026.3.28 ACP dispatch still reads attachment paths outside the guarded attachment-cache or root checks, and the root-enforcement fix is not yet shipped.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published npm version:
2026.3.31 - Vulnerable version range:
<=2026.3.28 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.3.31 - First stable tag containing the fix:
v2026.3.31
Fix Commit(s)
566fb73d9da2d73c0be0d9b8e5b762e4dcd8e81d— 2026-03-30T14:04:02+01:00
OpenClaw thanks @north-echo for reporting.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | openclaw | all versions | 2026.3.31npm install openclaw@2026.3.31 |
Affected Products
openclawopenclawDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
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 2026.3.31 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-58q2-7r52-jq62 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-58q2-7r52-jq62 in your dependencies?
Find it across npm, including transitive dependencies.