OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Symlink Traversal in Avatar Handling
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6.8epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 74% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain a symlink traversal vulnerability in avatar handling that allows attackers to read arbitrary files outside the configured workspace boundary. Remote attackers can exploit this by requesting avatar resources through gateway surfaces to disclose local files accessible to the OpenClaw process.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
OpenClaw · OpenClawReferences
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3d0337504349954237d09e4d957df5cb844d5e77https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6970c2c2db3ee069ef0fff0ade5cfbdd0134f9d2https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rx3g-mvc3-qfjfhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-traversal-in-avatar-handling