CVE-2026-31990

Medium

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain a vulnerability in the stageSandboxMedia function in which it fails to validate destination symlinks during media staging, allowing writes to follow symlinks outside the sandbox workspace. Attackers can exploit this by placing symlinks in the media/inbound directory to overwrite arbitrary files on the host system outside sandbox boundaries.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.1

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedMar 19, 2026

First seenMar 19, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-59Improper link resolution

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.3.2 or later
openclaw2026.3.2 or later

Patches

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/17ede52a4be3034f6ec4b883ac6b81ad0101558a

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cfvj-7rx7-fc7c

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.3.2	2026.3.2
openclawnpm	v < 2026.3.2	2026.3.2

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