GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-vj3g-5px3-gr46 OpenClaw vulnerable to path traversal in Feishu media temp-file naming allows writes outside os.tmpdir()
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-22171
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-03
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: < 2026.2.19 → fixed in 2026.2.19
Description
Summary
OpenClaw’s Feishu media download flow used untrusted Feishu media keys (`imageKey` / `fileKey`) when building temporary file paths in `extensions/feishu/src/media.ts`.
Because those keys were interpolated directly into temp-file paths, traversal segments could escape the temp directory and redirect writes outside `os.tmpdir()`.
Impact
This is an arbitrary file write issue (within the OpenClaw process file permissions).
If an attacker can control Feishu media key values returned to the client (for example via compromised upstream response path), they can influence where downloaded bytes are written.
Affected Packages / Versions
• Package: `openclaw` (npm)
• Latest published npm version at triage: `2026.2.17`
• Affected versions: `<= 2026.2.17`
• Fixed version: `2026.2.19`
Fix Commit(s)
• `c821099157a9767d4df208c6b12f214946507871`
• `cdb00fe2428000e7a08f9b7848784a0049176705`
• `ec232a9e2dff60f0e3d7e827a7c868db5254473f`
Remediation
The fix removes key-derived temp-file naming and keeps downloads in safe temp locations. Additional hardening isolates SDK `writeFile` calls in per-download temp directories (`mkdtemp`) with deterministic cleanup, enforces Feishu key trust-boundary validation, and adds a repository guard test against dynamic `path.join(os.tmpdir(), \`...${...}\`)` patterns in runtime code.
OpenClaw thanks @allsmog for reporting.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-22171 OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the Feishu media download flow where untrusted media keys… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vj3g-5px3-gr46 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22171 advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c821099157a9767d4df208c6b12f214946507871 web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cdb00fe2428000e7a08f9b7848784a0049176705 web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ec232a9e2dff60f0e3d7e827a7c868db5254473f web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw package
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-path-traversal-in-feishu-media-temporary-file-naming web