OpenClaw: SSH sandbox tar upload follows symlinks, enabling arbitrary file write on remote host
## Summary SSH sandbox tar upload follows symlinks, enabling arbitrary file write on remote host ## Current Maintainer Triage - Status: open - Normalized severity: high - Assessment: Real in shipped v2026.3.28: SSH sandbox tar upload lacked pre-upload symlink escape rejection until 3d5af14984 on 2026-03-31; maintainers already accepted it and the fix is unreleased. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Latest published npm version: `2026.3.31` - Vulnerable version range: `<=2026.3.28` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.3.31` - First stable tag containing the fix: `v2026.3.31` ## Fix Commit(s) - `3d5af14984ac1976c747a8e11581d697bd0829dc` — 2026-03-31T19:56:45+09:00 OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-41364US | — | — | ||
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a symlink following vulnerability in SSH sandbox tar upload that allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files. Attackers can exploit this by… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclawPACKAGE
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3d5af14984ac1976c747a8e11581d697bd0829dcWEB
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.31WEB
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fv94-qvg8-xqpwWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41364ADVISORY
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-write-via-symlink-following-in-ssh-sandbox-tar-uploadWEB
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