CVE-2026-28457

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.1

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedMar 5, 2026

First seenMar 5, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.2.14 or later
openclaw2026.2.14 or later

Patches

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3eb6a31b6fcf8268456988bfa8e3637d373438c2

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xw4p-pw82-hqr7

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.2.14	2026.2.14
openclawnpm	v < 2026.2.14	2026.2.14

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