OpenClaw up to 2026.3.23 Path Validation isLikelyLocalPath path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.23. The impacted element is the function isLikelyLocalPath of the component Path Validation Handler. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-32846. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.23. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function isLikelyLocalPath of the component Path Validation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a path traversal vulnerability in media parsing that allows attackers to read arbitrary files by bypassing path validation in the isLikelyLocalPath() and isValidMedia() functions. Attackers can exploit incomplete validation and the allowBareFilename bypass to reference files outside the intended application sandbox, resulting in disclosure of sensitive information including system files, environment files, and SSH keys.

The weakness was published by Zhijie Zhang as GHSA-f6pf-4gjx-c94r. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-32846 since 03/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying the patch 4797bbc5b96e2cca5532e43b58915c051746fe37 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-16248). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Patch: 4797bbc5b96e2cca5532e43b58915c051746fe37

Timelineinfo

03/16/2026 CVE reserved
03/26/2026 +10 days Advisory disclosed
03/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/20/2026 +55 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-f6pf-4gjx-c94r
Researcher: Zhijie Zhang
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-32846 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-32846
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353690
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2026 19:04
Updated: 05/20/2026 22:32
Changes: 03/26/2026 19:04 (71), 03/26/2026 19:38 (1), 05/20/2026 22:32 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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