CVE-2026-35632 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Symlink Traversal via IDENTITY.md appendFile in agents.create/update

What is CVE-2026-35632?

CVE-2026-35632 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 9 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 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.

Weakness: CWE-61

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35632?

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

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-35632?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2026-35632 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-35632 exists.

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

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7xr2-q9vf-x4r5, MINI-rjv3-h2xq-93h3, MINI-vwfm-h85w-qjmw.