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Medium severity · published Feb 19, 2026
CVE-2026-26972
OpenClaw has a Path Traversal in Browser Download Functionality
6.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.1.12 through 2026.2.12, OpenClaw browser download helpers accepted an unsanitized output path. When invoked via the browser control gateway routes, this allowed path traversal to write downloads outside the intended OpenClaw temp downloads directory. This issue is not exposed via the AI agent tool schema (no `download` action). Exploitation requires authenticated CLI access or an authenticated gateway RPC token. Version 2026.2.13 fixes the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
openclaw · openclaw
>= 2026.1.12, < 2026.2.13 · source: vendor, NVD
Affected product
OP
openclaw
openclaw
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26972
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26972
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426
Product
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.13
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c
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