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TI-2026-21892 Aliases CVE-2026-27485GHSA-r6h2-5gqq-v5v6

OpenClaw affected by Stored XSS in Control UI via unsanitized assistant name/avatar in inline script injection

Priority LOW 21CWE-61Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.2.17 and below, skills/skill-creator/scripts/package_skill.py (a local helper script used when authors package skills) previously followed symlinks while building .skill archives. If an author runs this script on a crafted local skill directory containing symlinks to files outside the skill root, the resulting archive can include unintended file contents. If exploited, this vulnerability can lead to potential unintentional disclosure of local files from the packaging machine into a generated .skill artifact, but requires local execution of the packaging script on attacker-controlled skill contents. This issue has been fixed in version 2026.2.18.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00249 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed openclaw (openclaw): 2026.2.19openclaw (npm): 2026.2.19

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawopenclawbefore 2026.2.192026.2.19Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.2.192026.2.19Patch availableGHSA-r6h2-5gqq-v5v6
  • openclaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.19 Fixed in 2026.2.19 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.19 Fixed in 2026.2.19 Patch available GHSA-r6h2-5gqq-v5v6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*up to 2026.2.17VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 2026.2.17 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA openclaw (openclaw) Fixed in 2026.2.19
  • Fix · GHSA-r6h2-5gqq-v5v6 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.19 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27485
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6h2-5gqq-v5v6

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
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