OpenClaw < 2026.2.17 - Insufficient File Permissions in Session Transcript Files
Priority LOW 31CWE-378Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.2.17 creates session transcript JSONL files with overly broad default permissions, allowing local users to read transcript contents. Attackers with local access can read transcript files to extract sensitive information including secrets from tool output.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00122 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.2.17openclaw (npm): 2026.2.17
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 2026.2.17 | 2026.2.17 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.2.17 | 2026.2.17 | Patch available | GHSA-vr7j-g7jv-h5mp |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.17 Fixed in 2026.2.17 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.17 Fixed in 2026.2.17 Patch available GHSA-vr7j-g7jv-h5mp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.2.17
- Fix · GHSA-vr7j-g7jv-h5mp openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.17 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33572
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr7j-g7jv-h5mp
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-2026-33572 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33572 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vr7j-g7jv-h5mp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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