{ "document": { "category": "csaf_base", "csaf_version": "2.0", "distribution": { "tlp": { "label": "WHITE" } }, "lang": "en", "notes": [ { "category": "legal_disclaimer", "text": "The Netherlands Cyber Security Center (henceforth: NCSC-NL) maintains this portal to enhance access to its information and vulnerabilities. The use of this information is subject to the following terms and conditions:\n\nThe vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are gathered by NCSC-NL from a variety of open sources, which the user can retrieve from other platforms. NCSC-NL makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the content of this portal is kept up to date, and that it is accurate and complete. Nevertheless, NCSC-NL cannot entirely rule out the possibility of errors, and therefore cannot give any warranty in respect of its completeness, accuracy or real-time keeping up-to-date. NCSC-NL does not control nor guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information obtained from these external sources. The vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are intended solely for the convenience of professional parties to take appropriate measures to manage the risks posed to the cybersecurity. No rights can be derived from the information provided therein.\n\nNCSC-NL and the Kingdom of the Netherlands assume no legal liability or responsibility for any damage resulting from either the use or inability of use of the vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal. This includes damage resulting from the inaccuracy of incompleteness of the information contained in it.\nThe information on this page is subject to Dutch law. All disputes related to or arising from the use of this portal regarding the disclosure of vulnerabilities will be submitted to the competent court in The Hague. This choice of means also applies to the court in summary proceedings." } ], "publisher": { "category": "coordinator", "contact_details": "cert@ncsc.nl", "name": "National Cyber Security Centre", "namespace": "https://www.ncsc.nl/" }, "title": "CVE-2026-28462", "tracking": { "current_release_date": "2026-03-23T03:53:28.242751Z", "generator": { "date": "2026-02-17T15:00:00Z", "engine": { "name": "V.E.L.M.A", "version": "1.7" } }, "id": "CVE-2026-28462", "initial_release_date": "2026-03-05T22:28:18.816298Z", "revision_history": [ { "date": "2026-03-05T22:28:18.816298Z", "number": "1", "summary": "CVE created.| Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| References created (3).| CWES updated (1)." }, { "date": "2026-03-05T22:28:20.306187Z", "number": "2", "summary": "NCSC Score created." }, { "date": "2026-03-05T22:39:07.028018Z", "number": "3", "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| Products connected (1).| References created (3).| CWES updated (1)." }, { "date": "2026-03-05T22:39:09.075349Z", "number": "4", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T00:21:16.386879Z", "number": "5", "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| Products connected (1).| References created (3).| CWES updated (1)." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T06:20:54.929532Z", "number": "6", "summary": "CVSS created.| References created (2)." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T06:21:06.130520Z", "number": "7", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T08:05:42.018987Z", "number": "8", "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)| Products connected (1).| References created (69)." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T08:05:44.006366Z", "number": "9", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T14:53:05.161163Z", "number": "10", "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| EPSS created." }, { "date": "2026-03-09T17:39:03.276580Z", "number": "11", "summary": "Unknown change." }, { "date": "2026-03-09T17:39:06.128137Z", "number": "12", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-09T18:27:33.335217Z", "number": "13", "summary": "Products connected (1).| Product Identifiers created (1)." }, { "date": "2026-03-09T18:27:35.308003Z", "number": "14", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-20T09:37:08.022379Z", "number": "15", "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)| EPSS created." } ], "status": "interim", "version": "15" } }, "product_tree": { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.14", "product": { "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.14", "product_id": "CSAFPID-5628215" } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "OpenClaw" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "Open Source" }, { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.13", "product": { "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.13", "product_id": "CSAFPID-5763941" } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "OpenClaw" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "OpenClaw" }, { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.13", "product": { "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.13", "product_id": "CSAFPID-5642474", "product_identification_helper": { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*" } } }, { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/>=0|<2026.2.13", "product": { "name": "vers:unknown/>=0|<2026.2.13", "product_id": "CSAFPID-5626749" } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "openclaw" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "openclaw" } ] }, "vulnerabilities": [ { "cve": "CVE-2026-28462", "cwe": { "id": "CWE-22", "name": "Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')" }, "notes": [ { "category": "description", "text": "OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.13 contain a vulnerability in the browser control API in which it accepts user-supplied output paths for trace and download files without consistently constraining writes to temporary directories. Attackers with API access can exploit path traversal in POST /trace/stop, POST /wait/download, and POST /download endpoints to write files outside intended temp roots.", "title": "nvd - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28462" }, { "category": "description", "text": "OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.13 contain a vulnerability in the browser control API in which it accepts user-supplied output paths for trace and download files without consistently constraining writes to temporary directories. Attackers with API access can exploit path traversal in POST /trace/stop, POST /wait/download, and POST /download endpoints to write files outside intended temp roots.", "title": "cveprojectv5 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28462" }, { "category": "description", "text": "## Summary\n\n OpenClaw’s browser control API accepted user-supplied output paths for trace/download files without consistently\n constraining writes to OpenClaw-managed temporary directories.\n\n ## Impact\n\n If an attacker can access the browser control API, they could attempt to write trace/download output files outside\n intended temp roots, depending on process filesystem permissions.\n\n ## Affected versions\n\n `openclaw` `< 2026.2.13`\n\n ## Fixed versions\n\n `openclaw` `>= 2026.2.13`\n\n ## Remediation\n\n Upgrade to `2026.2.13` or later.\n\n ## What changed\n\n The fix constrains output paths for:\n\n - `POST /trace/stop`\n - `POST /wait/download`\n - `POST /download`\n\n All three now enforce OpenClaw temp-root boundaries and reject traversal/escape paths.\n\n ## Credits\n\n Thanks to Adnan Jakati (@jackhax) of Praetorian for responsible disclosure.\n\n Fix shipped in PR #15652 and merged to `main` on February 13, 2026 (`7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426`).\n\n---\n\nFix commit 7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426 confirmed on main and in v2026.2.14. Upgrade to `openclaw >= 2026.2.13`.", "title": "osv - https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/osv-vulnerabilities/o/npm%2FGHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2.json?alt=media" }, { "category": "other", "text": "0.00061", "title": "EPSS" }, { "category": "other", "text": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X", "title": "CVSSV4" }, { "category": "other", "text": "8.7", "title": "CVSSV4 base score" }, { "category": "other", "text": "5.9", "title": "NCSC Score" }, { "category": "other", "text": "There is product data available from source Certbundde", "title": "NCSC Score top increasing factors" }, { "category": "other", "text": "The value of the most recent CVSS (V3) score", "title": "NCSC Score top decreasing factors" } ], "product_status": { "known_affected": [ "CSAFPID-5763941", "CSAFPID-5626749", "CSAFPID-5628215", "CSAFPID-5642474" ] }, "references": [ { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28462" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source raw - nvd", "url": "https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2026-28462" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - cveprojectv5", "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28462" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source raw - cveprojectv5", "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/28xxx/CVE-2026-28462.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - osv", "url": "https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/osv-vulnerabilities/o/npm%2FGHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2.json?alt=media" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-0424.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - first", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-28462" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source raw - first", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?limit=10000&offset=0" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - first", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?limit=10000&offset=0" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - cveprojectv5; nvd; osv", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7f0489e4731c8d965d78d6eac4a60312e46a9426" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde; cveprojectv5; nvd; osv", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - cveprojectv5; nvd; osv", "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-path-traversal-in-trace-and-download-output-paths" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - osv", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/15652" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - osv", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28462" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-0424.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-0424" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-33rq-m5x2-fvgf" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3fqr-4cg8-h96q" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3m3q-x3gj-f79x" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4564-pvr2-qq4h" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-47q7-97xp-m272" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4hg8-92x6-h2f3" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4rj2-gpmh-qq5x" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-56f2-hvwg-5743" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5xfq-5mr7-426q" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-64qx-vpxx-mvqf" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-782p-5fr5-7fj8" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7q2j-c4q5-rm27" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7rcp-mxpq-72pj" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7vwx-582j-j332" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3m" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8mh7-phf8-xgfm" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-943q-mwmv-hhvh" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-c37p-4qqg-3p76" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-chm2-m3w2-wcxm" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cv7m-c9jx-vg7q" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fhvm-j76f-qmjv" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g27f-9qjv-22pm" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g6q9-8fvw-f7rf" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gv46-4xfq-jv58" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h3f9-mjwj-w476" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h89v-j3x9-8wqj" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h9g4-589h-68xv" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hv93-r4j3-q65f" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-j27p-hq53-9wgc" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jfv4-h8mc-jcp8" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jmm5-fvh5-gf4p" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jqpq-mgvm-f9r6" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jrvc-8ff5-2f9f" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m7x8-2w3w-pr42" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mj5r-hh7j-4gxf" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mp5h-m6qj-6292" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mqpw-46fh-299h" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mr32-vwc2-5j6h" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mv9j-6xhh-g383" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p25h-9q54-ffvw" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-pchc-86f6-8758" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-pg2v-8xwh-qhcc" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-pv58-549p-qh99" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-q447-rj3r-2cgh" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qj77-c3c8-9c3q" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qpjj-47vm-64pj" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qrq5-wjgg-rvqw" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qw99-grcx-4pvm" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-r5h9-vjqc-hq3r" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rmxw-jxxx-4cpc" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rq6g-px6m-c248" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rv39-79c4-7459" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rwj8-p9vq-25gv" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v6c6-vqqg-w888" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v773-r54f-q32w" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v892-hwpg-jwqp" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w2cg-vxx6-5xjg" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w5c7-9qqw-6645" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-wfp2-v9c7-fh79" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-x22m-j5qq-j49m" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xc7w-v5x6-cc87" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xvhf-x56f-2hpp" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xw4p-pw82-hqr7" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c" } ], "scores": [ { "cvss_v3": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "products": [ "CSAFPID-5626749", "CSAFPID-5628215", "CSAFPID-5642474", "CSAFPID-5763941" ] } ], "title": "CVE-2026-28462" } ] }