OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.14, authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files from the Gateway host by supplying absolute paths or path traversal sequences to the browser tool's `upload` action. The server passed these paths to Playwright's `setInputFiles()` APIs without restricting them to a safe root. An attacker must reach the Gateway HTTP surface (or otherwise invoke the same browser control hook endpoints); present valid Gateway auth (bearer token / password), as required by the Gateway configuration (In common default setups, the Gateway binds to loopback and the onboarding wizard generates a gateway token even for loopback); and have the `browser` tool permitted by tool policy for the target session/context (and have browser support enabled). If an operator exposes the Gateway beyond loopback (LAN/tailnet/custom bind, reverse proxy, tunnels, etc.), the impact increases accordingly. Starting in version 2026.2.14, the upload paths are now confined to OpenClaw's temp uploads root (`DEFAULT_UPLOAD_DIR`) and traversal/escape paths are rejected.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3aa94afcfd12104c683c9cad81faf434d0dadf87 | Patch |
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cv7m-c9jx-vg7q | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
20 Feb 2026, 19:05
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
| First Time |
Openclaw openclaw
Openclaw |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5 |
| References | () https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3aa94afcfd12104c683c9cad81faf434d0dadf87 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14 - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cv7m-c9jx-vg7q - Patch, Vendor Advisory |
20 Feb 2026, 00:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-02-20 00:16
Updated : 2026-02-20 19:05
NVD link : CVE-2026-26329
Mitre link : CVE-2026-26329
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-26329
JSON object : View
Products Affected
openclaw
- openclaw
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
