CVE-2026-33574

Medium

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skills download installer that validates the tools root lexically but reuses the mutable path during archive download and copy operations. A local attacker can rebind the tools-root path between validation and final write to redirect the installer outside the intended tools directory.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.2

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedMar 29, 2026

First seenMar 29, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-367CWE-367

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.3.8 or later
openclaw2026.3.8 or later

Patches

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.3.8	2026.3.8
openclawnpm	v < 2026.3.8	2026.3.8

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