CVE-2026-26972 | THREATINT

Description

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.1.12 through 2026.2.12, OpenClaw browser download helpers accepted an unsanitized output path. When invoked via the browser control gateway routes, this allowed path traversal to write downloads outside the intended OpenClaw temp downloads directory. This issue is not exposed via the AI agent tool schema (no `download` action). Exploitation requires authenticated CLI access or an authenticated gateway RPC token. Version 2026.2.13 fixes the issue.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-02-16 | Published 2026-02-19 | Updated 2026-02-20 | Assigner GitHub_M

MEDIUM: 6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Product status

>= 2026.1.12, < 2026.2.13

affected

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c

github.com/...ommit/7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.13

cve.org (CVE-2026-26972)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-26972)

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