CVE-2026-35632

OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in agents.create and agents.update handlers that use fs.appendFile on IDENTITY.md without symlink containment checks. Attackers with workspace access can plant symlinks to append attacker-controlled content to arbitrary files, enabling remote code execution via crontab injection or unauthorized access via SSH key manipulation.

CVSS 4.0

6.9CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 25% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-29)

CWE

CWE-61

Published

2026-04-09

Modified

2026-10-29

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-29

Affected

• openclaw:openclaw

Packages (OSV)

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7xr2-q9vf-x4r5
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-traversal-via-identity-md-appendfile-in-agents-create-update
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7xr2-q9vf-x4r5

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