GHSA-x82f-27x3-q89c: OpenClaw's TOCTOU symlink race in writeFileWithinRoot could create or truncate files outside root boundaries

March 2, 2026

A symlink-retarget TOCTOU race in writeFileWithinRoot could point an attacker-controlled path alias outside the configured root between resolution and write operations.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-x82f-27x3-q89c
github.com/openclaw/openclaw
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-x82f-27x3-q89c

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