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Advisory details: gitlab / npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-31990
Advisory ID gitlab/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-31990
Aliases CVE-2026-31990
GHSA-cfvj-7rx7-fc7c
Summary OpenClaw: stageSandboxMedia destination symlink traversal can overwrite files outside sandbox workspace `stageSandboxMedia` allowed destination symlink traversal during media staging, which could overwrite files outside the sandbox workspace root.
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 (3)
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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-2026-31990.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
17ede52a4be3034f6ec4b883ac6b81ad0101558a Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/17ede52a4be3034f6ec4b883ac6b81ad0101558a
CVE-2026-31990 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31990
GHSA-cfvj-7rx7-fc7c https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfvj-7rx7-fc7c
GHSA-cfvj-7rx7-fc7c Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cfvj-7rx7-fc7c
openclaw-symlink-traversal-in-stagesandboxmedia-destination Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-traversal-in-stagesandboxmedia-destination
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:N/I:H/A:L Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-31990.yml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-03-19T17:02:57Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/31xxx/CVE-2026-31990.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-31990

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