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Advisory details: gitlab / npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-22180
Advisory ID gitlab/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-22180
Aliases CVE-2026-22180
GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp
Summary OpenClaw: Unified root-bound write hardening for browser output and related path-boundary flows A path-confinement bypass in browser output handling allowed writes outside intended roots in `openclaw` versions up to and including `2026.3.1`. The fix unifies root-bound, file-descriptor-verified write semantics and canonical path-boundary validation across browser output and related install/skills write paths.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-22180.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
104d32bb64cdf19d5e77f70553a511a2ae90ad1c Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/104d32bb64cdf19d5e77f70553a511a2ae90ad1c
CVE-2026-22180 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22180
GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp
GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-22180.yml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-03-18T16:04:16Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/22xxx/CVE-2026-22180.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-22180

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]