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CVE-2026-31990— OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Symlink Traversal in stageSandboxMedia Destination

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Affected

OpenClaw OpenClaw

Exploitation

No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure

Recommended action

Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

OpenClaw是OpenClaw开源的一个智能人工助理。 OpenClaw 2026.3.2之前版本存在后置链接漏洞，该漏洞源于stageSandboxMedia函数未验证目标符号链接，可能导致写入沙箱工作区外的任意文件。

CVSS 6.1 · Medium EPSS 0.14% · P4 Updated Jun 27, 2026

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 2 AI

T1496 · Resource Hijacking T1564.004 · NTFS File Attributes

Affected Version Matrix 1

Vendor	Product	Version Range	Status
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	`< 2026.3.2`	affected

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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-31990

Vulnerability Information

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Vulnerability Title

OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Symlink Traversal in stageSandboxMedia Destination

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain a vulnerability in the stageSandboxMedia function in which it fails to validate destination symlinks during media staging, allowing writes to follow symlinks outside the sandbox workspace. Attackers can exploit this by placing symlinks in the media/inbound directory to overwrite arbitrary files on the host system outside sandbox boundaries.

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

CVSS Information

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability Type

在文件访问前对链接解析不恰当(链接跟随)

Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Vulnerability Title

OpenClaw 后置链接漏洞

Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Vulnerability Description

Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

CVSS Information

N/A

Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Vulnerability Type

N/A

Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	CPE	Subscribe
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 ~ 2026.3.2	-

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-31990 (1)

fix(security): harden sandbox media staging destination writes · openclaw/openclaw@17ede52 · GitHub patch

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-31990 (2)

stageSandboxMedia destination symlink traversal can overwrite files outside sandbox workspace · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub third-party-advisory
OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Symlink Traversal in stageSandboxMedia Destination | Advisories | VulnCheck third-party-advisory

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31990

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CVE-2026-32011	7.5 HIGH	OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Slow-Request Denial of Service via Pre-Auth Webhook Body Parsing
CVE-2026-31989	7.4 HIGH	OpenClaw < 2026.3.1 - Server-Side Request Forgery via web_search Citation Redirect
CVE-2026-32019	7.4 HIGH	OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Incomplete IPv4 Special-Use Range Blocking in SSRF Guard
CVE-2026-27566	7.1 HIGH	OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Wrapper Binary Unwrapping in system.run
CVE-2026-28460	7.1 HIGH	OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Shell Line-Continuation Command Substitution i
CVE-2026-31992	7.1 HIGH	OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Allowlist Exec-Guard Bypass via env -S
CVE-2026-32000	7.1 HIGH	OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Command Injection via Windows Shell Fallback in Lobster Tool Execut
CVE-2026-32017	7.1 HIGH	OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Arbitrary File Write via Short-Option Bypass in exec Allowlist
CVE-2026-32023	7.1 HIGH	OpenClaw < 2026.2.24 - Approval Gating Bypass via Dispatch-Wrapper Depth-Cap Mismatch in s

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