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GHSA-qcc4-p59m-p54m json

OpenClaw: Sandbox dangling-symlink alias handling could bypass workspace-only write boundary

published 8mo ago modified 7mo ago

cvss
7.0
version 3.1, GitHub
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
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no score, EPSS covers CVEs only
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

### Summary A sandbox boundary-validation gap in symlink alias handling allowed certain workspace-only write paths to be treated as in-boundary even when they could resolve outside the workspace/sandbox root.

### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: npm `openclaw` - Affected versions: `<= 2026.2.25` - Latest published npm version included in affected range: `2026.2.25` (checked on February 26, 2026) - Patched version (pre-set for release): `2026.2.26`

### Technical Details In affected versions, dangling symlink hops could be accepted during boundary checks under missing-target conditions. For workspace-only write flows (including `apply_patch`), this could allow writes to resolve outside the configured workspace/sandbox boundary.

The fix resolves symlink targets through existing ancestors and fails closed when canonical resolution escapes the configured boundary.

### Impact - Boundary-confined write operations could be redirected outside the configured workspace/sandbox root. - Primary impact is integrity of host-side files reachable from that path resolution.

### Fix Commit(s) - `4fd29a35bb85a1898ebff518364c467058b50e14`

### Release Process Note `patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.26`) so once npm `2026.2.26` is published, the advisory can be published without further field edits.

Thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Patch / fix

  • npm openclaw 2026.2.26

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CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
GitHub 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm openclaw
<2026.2.26
2026.2.26

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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