CVE-2026-31990

MEDIUM

6.1

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain a vulnerability in the stageSandboxMedia function in which it fails to validate destination symlinks during media staging, allowing writes to follow symlinks outside the sandbox workspace. Attackers can exploit this by placing symlinks in the media/inbound directory to overwrite arbitrary files on the host system outside sandbox boundaries.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.1

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published3/19/2026

Last Modified3/19/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

openclaw:openclaw

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/17ede52a4be3034f6ec4b883ac6b81ad0101558a(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cfvj-7rx7-fc7c(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-traversal-in-stagesandboxmedia-destination(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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