GHSA-9MPH-4F7V-FMVH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-04 19:02 – Updated: 2026-03-04 19:02
VLAI
Summary
OpenClaw has agent avatar symlink traversal in gateway session metadata
Details

Summary

A crafted local avatar path could follow a symlink outside the agent workspace and return arbitrary file contents as a base64 data: URL in gateway responses.

Impact

  • Confidentiality impact: local file read in the gateway process context.
  • Exfiltration path: agents.list can return the resulting avatarUrl payload.

Affected Components

  • src/gateway/session-utils.ts (resolveIdentityAvatarUrl)

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Introduced: v2026.1.21
  • Affected published versions: <= 2026.2.21-2
  • Planned patched version: 2026.2.22

Remediation

  • Resolve workspace and avatar paths with realpath and enforce realpath containment.
  • Open files with O_NOFOLLOW when available.
  • Compare pre-open and opened file identity (dev/ino) to block swap races.
  • Add regression tests for outside-workspace symlink rejection and in-workspace symlink allowance.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 3d0337504349954237d09e4d957df5cb844d5e77

OpenClaw thanks @aether-ai-agent for reporting.

Show details on source website

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  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
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  },
  "details": "## Summary\nA crafted local avatar path could follow a symlink outside the agent workspace and return arbitrary file contents as a base64 `data:` URL in gateway responses.\n\n## Impact\n- Confidentiality impact: local file read in the gateway process context.\n- Exfiltration path: `agents.list` can return the resulting `avatarUrl` payload.\n\n## Affected Components\n- `src/gateway/session-utils.ts` (`resolveIdentityAvatarUrl`)\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Introduced: `v2026.1.21`\n- Affected published versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2`\n- Planned patched version: `2026.2.22`\n\n## Remediation\n- Resolve workspace and avatar paths with `realpath` and enforce realpath containment.\n- Open files with `O_NOFOLLOW` when available.\n- Compare pre-open and opened file identity (`dev`/`ino`) to block swap races.\n- Add regression tests for outside-workspace symlink rejection and in-workspace symlink allowance.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `3d0337504349954237d09e4d957df5cb844d5e77`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @aether-ai-agent for reporting.",
  "id": "GHSA-9mph-4f7v-fmvh",
  "modified": "2026-03-04T19:02:59Z",
  "published": "2026-03-04T19:02:59Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-9mph-4f7v-fmvh"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw has agent avatar symlink traversal in gateway session metadata"
}



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