CVE-2026-62229 OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 Authorization Bypass via Glob Matching

What is CVE-2026-62229?

CVE-2026-62229 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 17 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in exec allowlist glob matching that allows lower-trust callers to execute actions beyond intended authorization. Attackers can craft input paths that traverse the allowlist glob patterns to execute or persist unauthorized actions when the affected feature is enabled.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-62229?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-62229?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2026-62229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-62229 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

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-34mr-7r3m-gfg7, GHSA-74vp-c44x-892q, MINI-7cr2-f6g7-h9ch.