{"id":"CVE-2026-35632","title":"OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Symlink Traversal via IDENTITY.md appendFile in agents.create/update","summary":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in agents.create and agents.update handlers that use fs.appendFile on IDENTITY.md without symlink containment checks. Attackers with workspace access can plant symlinks…","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-61"],"vendor":"OpenClaw","product":"OpenClaw","affected":["OpenClaw < 2026.3.24"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-04-10T13:59:19.637320Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"published":"2026-04-09","updated":"2026-10-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-29T21:15:37.164Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35632","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7xr2-q9vf-x4r5","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-7xr2-q9vf-x4r5)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-traversal-via-identity-md-appendfile-in-agents-create-update","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Symlink Traversal via IDENTITY.md appendFile in agents.create/update"}],"tags":["cve.org","exploit-available"],"epss":0.00416,"epssPercentile":0.36061,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-03T08:39:35.546Z","slug":"CVE-2026-35632","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in agents.create and agents.update handlers that use fs.appendFile on IDENTITY.md without symlink containment checks. Attackers with workspace access can plant symlinks to append attacker-controlled content to arbitrary files, enabling remote code execution via crontab injection or unauthorized access via SSH key manipulation.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `OpenClaw < 2026.3.24`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":51,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}