openclaw/openclaw · Security

OpenClaw: OpenShell FS bridge reads pin and verify the opened file before returning bytes

GHSA ID
GHSA-5h3g-6xhh-rg6p
CVE ID
CVE-2026-44113
Severity
medium
Published
Updated
CVSS
5.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
5.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4
6 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Summary

OpenShell FS bridge reads pin and verify the opened file before returning bytes

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.4.21
  • Fixed version: 2026.4.22

Impact

A time-of-check/time-of-use race around OpenShell sandbox filesystem reads could let a symlink swap cause bytes outside the intended mount root to be read.

Fix

OpenShell reads now open the file with no-follow semantics where available, validate the pinned file descriptor against the canonical mount root, reject unsafe hardlink/symlink cases, and use a strict fallback ancestor walk on platforms without fd-path readback.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 95119017c847c737bd113f0bff728c4666d79c45

Verification

  • The fix commit is contained in the public v2026.4.22 tag.
  • [email protected] is published on npm and the compiled package contains the fix.
  • Focused regression coverage for this path passed before publication.

Thanks @VladimirEliTokarev for reporting.

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