highCVSS 7Vulnerability

GHSA-qcc4-p59m-p54m

### Summary A sandbox boundary-validation gap in symlink alias handling allowed certain workspace-only write paths to be treated as in-boundary even when they could resolve outside the workspace/sandbox root. ### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: npm `openclaw` - Affected versions: `<= 2026.2.25` - Latest published npm version included in affected range: `2026.2.25` (checked on February 26, 2026) - Patched version (pre-set for release): `2026.2.26` ### Technical Details In affected versions, dangling symlink hops could be accepted during boundary checks under missing-target conditions. For workspace-only write flows (including `apply_patch`), this could allow writes to resolve outside the configured workspace/sandbox boundary. The fix resolves symlink targets through existing ancestors and fails closed when canonical resolution escapes the configured boundary. ### Impact - Boundary-confined write operations could be redirected outside the configured workspace/sandbox root. - Primary impact is integrity of host-side files reachable from that path resolution. ### Fix Commit(s) - `4fd29a35bb85a1898ebff518364c467058b50e14` ### Release Process Note `patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.26`) so once npm `2026.2.26` is published, the advisory can be published without further field edits. Thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-qcc4-p59m-p54m
severity
high
summary
OpenClaw: Sandbox dangling-symlink alias handling could bypass workspace-only write boundary
cvss_score
7
cve_id
GHSA-qcc4-p59m-p54m
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-03-12T14:21:54Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qcc4-p59m-p54m
ghsa_updated
2026-03-12T14:21:54Z

Related Entities (4)

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]npm/OpenClaw

HAS_WEAKNESS (2)

[Weakness]Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
[Weakness]Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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