{"id":"GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc","summary":"OpenClaw gateway agents.files symlink escape allowed out-of-workspace file read/write","details":"## Impact\n\nThe gateway `agents.files.get` and `agents.files.set` methods allowed symlink traversal for allowlisted workspace files. A symlinked allowlisted file (for example `AGENTS.md`) could resolve outside the agent workspace and be read/written by the gateway process.\n\nThis could enable arbitrary host file read/write within the gateway process permissions, and chained impact up to code execution depending on which files are overwritten.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.24`\n- Latest published vulnerable version at patch time: `2026.2.24`\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.2.25` \n\n## Remediation\n\n`agents.files` now resolves real workspace paths, enforces containment for resolved targets, rejects out-of-workspace symlink targets, and keeps in-workspace symlink targets supported. The patch also adds gateway regression tests for blocked escapes and valid in-workspace symlink behavior.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `125f4071bcbc0de32e769940d07967db47f09d3d`\n\n## Release Process Note\n\n`patched_versions` is intentionally pre-set to the release (`2026.2.25`). Advisory published with npm release `2026.2.25`.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-32013"],"modified":"2026-03-20T21:50:40.473893Z","published":"2026-03-02T22:40:36Z","database_specific":{"nvd_published_at":"2026-03-19T22:16:34Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-22","CWE-59"],"severity":"CRITICAL","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-02T22:40:36Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32013"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/125f4071bcbc0de32e769940d07967db47f09d3d"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-traversal-in-agents-files-methods"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.25"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}