CVE-2026-33574 | OpenClaw up to 2026.3.7 toctou (GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2 / EUVD-2026-17027)

VDB-354124 · CVE-2026-33574 · GHSA-VHWF-4X96-VQX2 OPENCLAW UP TO 2026.3.7 TOCTOU HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 5.6 $0-$5k 5.53 Summaryinfo A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to toctou. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-33574. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.7. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes: OpenClaw before 2026.3.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skills download installer that validates the tools root lexically but reuses the mutable path during archive download and copy operations. A local attacker can rebind the tools-root path between validation and final write to redirect the installer outside the intended tools directory. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-33574 since 03/23/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. Upgrading to version 2026.3.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-17027). Productinfo Type Artificial Intelligence Software Name OpenClaw Version 2026.3.0 2026.3.1 2026.3.2 2026.3.3 2026.3.4 2026.3.5 2026.3.6 2026.3.7 License open-source Website Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6 VulDB Base Score: 5.3 VulDB Temp Score: 5.1 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 6.2 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Toctou CWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: Partially Local: Yes Remote: No Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.3.8 Patch: 9abf014f3502009faf9c73df5ca2cff719e54639 Timelineinfo 03/23/2026 CVE reserved 03/29/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed 03/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 03/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: GHSA-vhwf-4x96-vqx2 Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-33574 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33574 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354124 EUVD: 🔒 Entryinfo Created: 03/29/2026 18:03 Updated: 03/29/2026 18:36 Changes: 03/29/2026 18:03 (77), 03/29/2026 18:36 (1) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:204:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸