GHSA-rx3g-mvc3-qfjf: OpenClaw's avatar symlink traversal can expose out-of-workspace local files

March 3, 2026

OpenClaw avatar handling allowed a symlink traversal path that could expose local files outside an agent workspace through gateway avatar surfaces.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-rx3g-mvc3-qfjf
github.com/openclaw/openclaw
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3d0337504349954237d09e4d957df5cb844d5e77
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6970c2c2db3ee069ef0fff0ade5cfbdd0134f9d2
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rx3g-mvc3-qfjf

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