OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Path Traversal via Unicode Fallback
OpenClaw versions before 2026.8.1 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the tools.fs.workspaceOnly feature where Unicode filename fallback can normalize validated parent directory components. Admitted requesters can exploit canonically equivalent sibling directories to read files outside the configured workspace boundary.
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Evidence and details
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-100533
OpenClaw
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
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- Prerequisites
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- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-100533
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Publisher severity
medium
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics