What is CVE-2026-35632?

CVE-2026-35632 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-35632?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-35632

OpenClaw through 2026.2.22 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in agents.create and agents.update handlers that use fs.appendFile on IDENTITY.md without symlink containment checks. Attackers with workspace access can plant symlinks…

EPSS: 0.001 (34.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 2026.2.23, 0, None

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-7xr2-q9vf-x4r5) (third-party-advisory)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Symlink Traversal via IDENTITY.md appendFile in agents.create/update (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35632?: CVE-2026-35632 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-35632?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.