GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc
OpenClaw gateway agents.files symlink escape allowed out-of-workspace file read/write
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Impact
The gateway `agents.files.get` and `agents.files.set` methods allowed symlink traversal for allowlisted workspace files. A symlinked allowlisted file (for example `AGENTS.md`) could resolve outside the agent workspace and be read/written by the gateway process.
This could enable arbitrary host file read/write within the gateway process permissions, and chained impact up to code execution depending on which files are overwritten.
## Affected Packages / Versions
- Package: `openclaw` (npm)
- Affected versions: `<= 2026.2.24`
- Latest published vulnerable version at patch time: `2026.2.24`
- Patched versions: `>= 2026.2.25`
## Remediation
`agents.files` now resolves real workspace paths, enforces containment for resolved targets, rejects out-of-workspace symlink targets, and keeps in-workspace symlink targets supported. The patch also adds gateway regression tests for blocked escapes and valid in-workspace symlink behavior.
## Fix Commit(s)
- `125f4071bcbc0de32e769940d07967db47f09d3d`
## Release Process Note
`patched_versions` is intentionally pre-set to the release (`2026.2.25`). Advisory published with npm release `2026.2.25`.
OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32013
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/125f4071bcbc0de32e769940d07967db47f09d3d
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-traversal-in-agents-files-methods