CVE-2026-33572: OpenClaw session transcript files were created without forced user-only permissions
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openclaw created new session transcript JSONL files with overly broad default permissions in affected releases. On multi-user hosts, other local users or processes could read transcript contents, including secrets that might appear in tool output.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vr7j-g7jv-h5mp
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/095d522099653367e1b76fa5bb09d4ddf7c8a57c
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vr7j-g7jv-h5mp
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33572
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-file-permissions-in-session-transcript-files
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