ZeptoClaw: Path boundary checks bypass via symlink, TOCTOU, and hardlink
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
ZeptoClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to 0.7.6, there is a Dangling Symlink Component Bypass, TOCTOU Between Validation and Use, and Hardlink Alias Bypass. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.7.6.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00703 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed zeptoclaw (qhkm): 0.7.6zeptoclaw (crates.io): 0.7.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qhkm | zeptoclaw | before 0.7.6 | 0.7.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | zeptoclaw (crates.io) | before 0.7.6 | 0.7.6 | Patch available | GHSA-2m67-cxxq-c3h8 |
- zeptoclaw Vendorqhkm Affected before 0.7.6 Fixed in 0.7.6 Patch available CNA
- zeptoclaw (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.7.6 Fixed in 0.7.6 Patch available GHSA-2m67-cxxq-c3h8
Remediation
- Fix · CNA zeptoclaw (qhkm) Fixed in 0.7.6
- Fix · GHSA-2m67-cxxq-c3h8 zeptoclaw (crates.io) Fixed in 0.7.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32232
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2m67-cxxq-c3h8
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-10-29 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-32232 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32232 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2m67-cxxq-c3h8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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