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title: "CVE-2026-32013: OpenClaw gateway agents.files symlink escape allowed out-of-workspace file read/write"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-32013/
description: "CVE-2026-32013 (openclaw (npm)): OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain a symlink traversal vulnerability in the agents.files.get and agents.files.set…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-03-19
date_modified: 2026-06-23
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-32013"
kev: false
cvss: 8.7
epss: 0.00752
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-32013: OpenClaw gateway agents.files symlink escape allowed out-of-workspace file read/write

**Signal:** Normal patch cycle. No exploitation signal; fix it in your next routine update if you are affected. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.8% , percentile 54: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs an account (low (any account)). Exposure depends on who can log in.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes openclaw (npm) < 2026.2.25, fixed in 2026.2.25 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain a symlink traversal vulnerability in the agents.files.get and agents.files.set methods that allows reading and writing files outside the agent workspace. Attackers can exploit symlinked allowlisted files to access arbitrary host files within gateway process permissions, potentially enabling code execution through file overwrite attacks.

## Affected packages

- npm `openclaw` < 2026.2.25 → fixed: 2026.2.25

## Affected products (CVE record)

- OpenClaw OpenClaw: < 2026.2.25

## Severity

- VulnCheck CVSS 4.0: 8.7 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`
- VulnCheck CVSS 3.1: 8.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 54.

## Sources

- [GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc)](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc)
- [Patch Commit](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/125f4071bcbc0de32e769940d07967db47f09d3d)
- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fgvx-58p6-gjwc)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-32013](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32013)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-32013](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32013)
- [VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.25 - Symlink Traversal in agents.files Methods](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-traversal-in-agents-files-methods)

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Source page: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-32013/ · Security Digest: https://erroneo.us/security/ · More: https://erroneo.us/llms.txt