AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-27008: OpenClaw hardened the skill download target directory validation

mediumCVSS 4.0 6.8GHSA-h7f7-89mm-pqh6

Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Affected versions: <= 2026.2.14 - Fixed in: planned release 2026.2.15 Impact A bug in download skill installation allowed targetDir values from skill frontmatter to resolve outside the per-skill tools directory if not strictly validated. In the admin-only skills.install flow, this could write files outside the intended install sandbox.

Published Feb 18, 2026 · Updated Feb 20, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.2.15
Fixed in: 2026.2.15
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <= 2026.2.14
Fixed in: planned release 2026.2.15

Impact

A bug in download skill installation allowed targetDir values from skill frontmatter to resolve outside the per-skill tools directory if not strictly validated. In the admin-only skills.install flow, this could write files outside the intended install sandbox.

Fix Commit(s)

2363e1b08 fix(security): restrict skill download target paths
b6305e972 test(skills): split installer security coverage

Acknowledgement

Thanks @Adam55A-code for reporting.

Credited to Adam55A-code.

References

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