OpenClaw up to 2026.2.13 Skill path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.13. Affected is an unknown function of the component Skill Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-28457. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.13. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Skill Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in sandbox skill mirroring (must be enabled) that uses the skill frontmatter name parameter unsanitized when copying skills into the sandbox workspace. Attackers who provide a crafted skill package with traversal sequences like ../ or absolute paths in the name field can write files outside the sandbox workspace root directory.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-28457 since 02/27/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2026.2.14 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3eb6a31b6fcf8268456988bfa8e3637d373438c2 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Artificial Intelligence Software

Name

• OpenClaw

Version

• 2026.2.0
• 2026.2.1
• 2026.2.2
• 2026.2.3
• 2026.2.4
• 2026.2.5
• 2026.2.6
• 2026.2.7
• 2026.2.8
• 2026.2.9
• 2026.2.10
• 2026.2.11
• 2026.2.12
• 2026.2.13

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/

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