Medium
OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Approval Bypass via Parent Symlink Current Working Directory Rebind
Type: advisorySources: OSV
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.26 contain an approval bypass vulnerability in system.run execution that allows attackers to execute commands from unintended filesystem locations by rebinding writable parent symlinks in the current working directory after approval. An attacker can modify mutable parent symlink path components between approval and execution time to redirect command execution to a different location while preserving the visible working directory string.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-27545
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 5 Nov 2026, 05:44 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Approval Bypass via Parent Symlink Current Working Directory Rebind
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 18 Mar 2026, 01:34 UTC
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.26 contain an approval bypass vulnerability in system.run execution that allows attackers to execute commands from unintended filesystem locations by rebinding writable parent symlinks in the current working directory after approval. An attacker can modify mutable parent symlink path components between approval and execution time to redirect command execution to a different location while preserving the visible working directory string.
osv:CVE-2026-27545
Complete source record
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