---
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: 0.00423
epssPercentile: 0.36812
ingestedAt: '2026-11-03T08:39:35.546Z'
---

## Overview

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 to append attacker-controlled content to arbitrary files, enabling remote code execution via crontab injection or unauthorized access via SSH key manipulation.

## Affected

- `OpenClaw < 2026.3.24`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.