OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Sandbox Boundary Bypass via Unanchored writeFile Commit Path
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains a sandbox boundary bypass vulnerability in the fs-bridge writeFile commit step that uses an unanchored container path during the final move operation. An attacker can exploit a time-of-check-time-of-use race condition by modifying parent paths inside the sandbox to redirect committed files outside the validated writable path within the container mount namespace.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | before 2026.3.11 | 2026.3.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.3.11 | 2026.3.11 | Patch available | GHSA-xvx8-77m6-gwg6 |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.11 Fixed in 2026.3.11 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.11 Fixed in 2026.3.11 Patch available GHSA-xvx8-77m6-gwg6
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.11
- Fix · GHSA-xvx8-77m6-gwg6 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.11 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.3.11
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-25364 OpenClaw 2026.3.7 < 2026.3.11 - Authorization Bypass in Plugin Subagent Routes via Synthetic Admin ScopesPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2026-25419 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Node-Host Approval UI Mismatch Allows Execution of Unintended CommandsPriority LOW 34
- TI-2026-25424 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Account-Scoped configWrites Policy Bypass via Channel CommandsPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32977
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvx8-77m6-gwg6
References
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-32977 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32977 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xvx8-77m6-gwg6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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