# CVE-2026-45224: Crabbox \< 0.9.0 Path Traversal via Islo Provider Workspace Resolution

- Also known as: GO-2026-5079, GHSA-3CJV-H753-QF7H
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/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: 0.9.0
- Published: 2026-05-11 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- openclaw crabbox: fixed in 0.9.0
- github.com/openclaw/crabbox (Go): fixed in 0.9.0

## Description

Crabbox before 0.9.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Islo provider's workspace path resolution that allows attackers to supply absolute or relative paths that resolve outside the intended /workspace directory. Attackers can craft a malicious .crabbox.yaml or crabbox.yaml file with traversal sequences to cause arbitrary file deletion and overwrite when sync.delete is enabled, as the workspace preparation logic executes rm -rf and mkdir -p operations on the resolved path without proper validation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openclaw crabbox, github.com/openclaw/crabbox, upgrade to a fixed version (0.9.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/crabbox/releases/tag/v0.9.0
- https://github.com/openclaw/crabbox/pull/65
- https://github.com/openclaw/crabbox/commit/6b07193fb5670aac315ea47215651c67b8127868
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crabbox-path-traversal-via-islo-provider-workspace-resolution

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