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TI-2026-22731 Aliases CVE-2026-28462GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2

OpenClaw < 2026.2.13 - Path Traversal in Trace and Download Output Paths

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.13 contain a vulnerability in the browser control API in which it accepts user-supplied output paths for trace and download files without consistently constraining writes to temporary directories. Attackers with API access can exploit path traversal in POST /trace/stop, POST /wait/download, and POST /download endpoints to write files outside intended temp roots.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00483 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.2.13openclaw (npm): 2026.2.13

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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 2026.2.132026.2.13Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.2.132026.2.13Patch availableGHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.13 Fixed in 2026.2.13 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.13 Fixed in 2026.2.13 Patch available GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.2.13VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.2.13 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.2.13
  • Fix · GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.13 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.2.13

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-22747 OpenClaw < 2026.2.13 - Denial of Service via Unbounded Webhook Request Body BufferingPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-22744 OpenClaw < 2026.2.13 - Timing Attack via Hook Token ComparisonPriority LOW 28
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-28462
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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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Sources

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