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.
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Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:30:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Symlink Traversal in stageSandboxMedia Destination | |
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Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-59 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
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Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-19T01:00:49.811Z
Reserved: 2026-03-10T19:48:11.110Z
Link: CVE-2026-31990
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-19T02:16:03.647
Modified: 2026-03-19T02:16:03.647
Link: CVE-2026-31990
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