{"id":"GHSA-h7f7-89mm-pqh6","summary":"OpenClaw hardened the skill download target directory validation","details":"## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.14`\n- Fixed in: planned release `2026.2.15`\n\n## Impact\nA bug in `download` skill installation allowed `targetDir` values from skill frontmatter to resolve outside the per-skill tools directory if not strictly validated.\nIn the admin-only `skills.install` flow, this could write files outside the intended install sandbox.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- 2363e1b08 fix(security): restrict skill download target paths\n- b6305e972 test(skills): split installer security coverage\n\n## Acknowledgement\nThanks @Adam55A-code for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-27008"],"modified":"2026-02-20T17:04:15.969918Z","published":"2026-02-18T22:44:18Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2026-02-18T22:44:18Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-02-20T00:16:17Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-73"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h7f7-89mm-pqh6"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27008"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2363e1b0853a028e47f90dcc1066e3e9809d65f1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b6305e97256d67e439719faacf5af3de9727d6e1"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.15"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.15"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-h7f7-89mm-pqh6/GHSA-h7f7-89mm-pqh6.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}