{"cve":"CVE-2026-28462","nvd":{"published":"2026-03-05T22:16:18.873","modified":"2026-06-17T10:28:41.200","status":"Analyzed","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.13 contain a vulnerability in the browser control API in which it accepts user-supplied output paths for trace and download files without consistently constraining writes to temporary directories. Attackers with API access can exploit path traversal in POST /trace/stop, POST /wait/download, and POST /download endpoints to write files outside intended temp roots.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.7},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","score":9.1},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426","https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-path-traversal-in-trace-and-download-output-paths"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:25:53.701907451+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-28462","score":0.00483,"percentile":0.4166,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2","summary":"OpenClaw has a path traversal in browser trace/download output paths may allow arbitrary file writes","modified":"2026-03-06T01:17:37.701930Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.2.13"],"fixed":["2026.2.13"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}