CVE-2026-28459
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 fail to validate the sessionFile path parameter, allowing authenticated gateway clients to write transcript data to arbitrary locations on the host filesystem. Attackers can supply a sessionFile path outside the sessions directory to create files and append data repeatedly, potentially causing configuration corruption or denial of service.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–8.1
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0424OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann diese Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, sich erhöhte Berechtigungen zu verschaffen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder andere, nicht näher bezeichnete Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-64qx-vpxx-mvqfOpenClaw has an arbitrary transcript path file write via gateway sessionFile2026-02-17ghsa · osvUS
## Summary In OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12, the gateway accepted an untrusted `sessionFile` path when resolving the session transcript file. This could allow an authenticated gateway client to create and append OpenClaw session transcript records at an arbitrary path on the gateway host. ## Affected Versions - Affected: openclaw `< 2026.2.12` - Patched: openclaw `>= 2026.2.12` (recommended: `>= 2026.2.13`) ## Impact An authenticated gateway client could influence where the gateway writes transcript data by supplying `sessionFile` outside of the sessions directory. Depending on deployment and filesystem permissions, this may enable arbitrary file creation and repeated appends, leading to configuration corruption and/or denial of service. This issue does not, by itself, provide a proven remote code execution path. ## Fix The transcript path is now constrained to the sessions directory via `resolveSessionFilePath(...)` containment checks. Fix commits: - 4199f9889f0c307b77096a229b9e085b8d856c26 - (compat) 25950bcbb8ba4d8cde002557f6e27c219ae4deda ## Credits Thanks to @tubadeligoz for the report.
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references (13)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/25950bcbb8ba4d8cde002557f6e27c219ae4dedacnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4199f9889f0c307b77096a229b9e085b8d856c26cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-64qx-vpxx-mvqfcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-write-via-untrusted-sessionfile-pathcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/25950bcbb8ba4d8cde002557f6e27c219ae4dedaenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4199f9889f0c307b77096a229b9e085b8d856c26enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-64qx-vpxx-mvqfenisa_euvd
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