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Medium, CVSS 6.7amended

OpenClaw has a Path Traversal in Browser Download Functionality

CVE-2026-26972GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (openclaw 2026.2.13), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • npm openclaw

    Affected
    >= 2026.1.12, <= 2026.2.12
    Fixed in
    2026.2.13

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
6.7 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
  • CVE-2026-26972: 0.23% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 13.38 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Summary OpenClaw browser download helpers accepted an unsanitized output path. When invoked via the browser control gateway routes, this allowed path traversal to write downloads outside the intended OpenClaw temp downloads directory. This issue is not exposed via the AI agent tool schema (no download action). Exploitation requires authenticated CLI access or an authenticated gateway RPC token. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Affected: =2026.1.12, <=2026.2.12 - Fixed: =2026.2.13 Details Affected code: src/browser/pw-tools-core.downloads.ts (waitForDownloadViaPlaywright, downloadViaPlaywright). Fixed entrypoints (as of 2026.2.13): - Gateway browser control routes /wait/download and /download now restrict path to DEFAULTDOWNLOADDIR via resolvePathWithinRoot. Fix Commit(s) - 7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426 Mitigation Upgrade to openclaw =2026.2.13. Thanks @locus-x64 for reporting.

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  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-26972

Advisory: OpenClaw has a Path Traversal in Browser Download Functionality
IDs: CVE-2026-26972, GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-26972 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:42 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.7)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openclaw 2026.2.13. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected >= 2026.1.12, <= 2026.2.12; fixed in 2026.2.13

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls openclaw --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on openclaw.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c (OSV record GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=2026.1.12 <2026.2.13 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=2026.1.12 <=2026.2.12)

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