What is CVE-2026-22180?

CVE-2026-22180 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-22180?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-22180

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain a path-confinement bypass vulnerability in browser output handling that allows writes outside intended root directories. Attackers can exploit insufficient canonical path-boundary validation in file write operations to escape root-bound restrictions and write files to arbitrary locations.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Patch, patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22180?: CVE-2026-22180 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-22180?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.