CVE-2026-33574 OpenClaw < 2026.3.8 - Path Traversal via Tools Root Rebinding in Skills Download

What is CVE-2026-33574?

CVE-2026-33574 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 29 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skills download installer that validates the tools root lexically but reuses the mutable path during archive download and copy operations. A local attacker can rebind the tools-root path between validation and final write to redirect the installer outside the intended tools directory.

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-33574?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-33574?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.8 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2026-33574 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33574 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

• CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners Critical 9.4

All Openclaw Openclaw vulnerabilities

Sources

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Also known as GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2, MINI-63qv-72pp-996j, MINI-x6q6-gcj2-gqq2.