CVE-2026-22180 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Path Confinement Bypass in Browser Output and File Write Operations

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 06.01.2026 Published: 18.03.2026 Updated: 18.03.2026

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain a path-confinement bypass vulnerability in browser output handling that allows writes outside intended root directories. Attackers can exploit insufficient canonical path-boundary validation in file write operations to escape root-bound restrictions and write files to arbitrary locations.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 4.8

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Local	Confidentiality	Low	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	Low	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	Low	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS Score: 5.3

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	Low

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	OpenClaw
Product	OpenClaw
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2026.3.2 (excl.) Version 2026.3.2 is unaffected

CVE-2026-22180 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Path Confinement Bypass in Browser Output and File Write Operations

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