CVE-2026-22180

MEDIUM

OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Path Confinement Bypass in Browser Output and File Write Operations

Title source: cna

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain a path-confinement bypass vulnerability in browser output handling that allows writes outside intended root directories. Attackers can exploit insufficient canonical path-boundary validation in file write operations to escape root-bound restrictions and write files to arbitrary locations.

References (3)

[Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp

[Patch] https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/104d32bb64cdf19d5e77f70553a511a2ae90ad1c

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-path-confinement-bypass-in-browser-output-and-file-write-operations

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 4.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Details

CWE

CWE-59

Status published

Products (4)

npm/openclaw 0 - 2026.3.2npm

OpenClaw/OpenClaw < 2026.3.2

openclaw/openclaw < 2026.3.2

OpenClaw/OpenClaw 2026.3.2

Published Mar 18, 2026

Tracked Since Mar 18, 2026