CVE-2026-33574: OpenClaw's skills-install-download can be redirected outside the tools root by rebinding the validated base path
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OpenClaw’s skills download installer validated the intended per-skill tools root lexically, but later reused that mutable path while downloading and copying the archive into place. If a local attacker could rebind that tools-root path between validation and the final write, the installer could be redirected to write outside the intended tools directory.
The fix pins the canonical per-skill tools root immediately after validation and derives later download/copy paths from that canonical root, so rebinding the lexical path fails closed instead of redirecting the write.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33574
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-path-traversal-via-tools-root-rebinding-in-skills-download
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