Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.16. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-32061. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.16. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.17 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the $include directive resolution that allows reading arbitrary local files outside the config directory boundary. Attackers with config modification capabilities can exploit this by specifying absolute paths, traversal sequences, or symlinks to access sensitive files readable by the OpenClaw process user, including API keys and credentials.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-32061 since 03/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2026.2.17 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0472). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Open Source OpenClaw

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• 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
• 2026.2.14
• 2026.2.15
• 2026.2.16

Website

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

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