AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-41364: OpenClaw: SSH sandbox tar upload follows symlinks, enabling arbitrary file write on remote host

highCVSS 4.0 7.2 · 3.1 8.1GHSA-fv94-qvg8-xqpw

Summary SSH sandbox tar upload follows symlinks, enabling arbitrary file write on remote host Current Maintainer Triage - Status: open - Normalized severity: high - Assessment: Real in shipped v2026.3.28: SSH sandbox tar upload lacked pre-upload symlink escape rejection until 3d5af14984 on 2026-03-31; maintainers already accepted it and the fix is unreleased.

Published Apr 2, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: <= 2026.3.28
Fixed in: 2026.3.31
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

SSH sandbox tar upload follows symlinks, enabling arbitrary file write on remote host

Current Maintainer Triage

Status: open
Normalized severity: high
Assessment: Real in shipped v2026.3.28: SSH sandbox tar upload lacked pre-upload symlink escape rejection until 3d5af14984 on 2026-03-31; maintainers already accepted it and the fix is unreleased.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Latest published npm version: 2026.3.31
Vulnerable version range: <=2026.3.28
Patched versions: >= 2026.3.31
First stable tag containing the fix: v2026.3.31

Fix Commit(s)

3d5af14984ac1976c747a8e11581d697bd0829dc — 2026-03-31T19:56:45+09:00

OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.

Credited to AntAISecurityLab.

References

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