Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-26972

Title: Path traversal in OpenClaw browser download helpers

Arbitrary File Access

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-26972.

CWE Category CWE-22
Published Date Feb 20, 2026
Modified Date Feb 20, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.7 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.20%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-26972: OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.1.12 through 2026.2.12, OpenClaw browser download helpers accepted an unsanitized output path. When invoked via the browser control gateway routes, this allowed path traversal to write downloads outside the intended OpenClaw temp downloads directory. This issue is not exposed via the AI agent tool schema (no `download` action). Exploitation requires authenticated CLI access or an authenticated gateway RPC token. Version 2026.2.13 fixes the issue.

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.13 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-26972 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.