GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-vr7j-g7jv-h5mp OpenClaw session transcript files were created without forced user-only permissions
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-33572
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-276, CWE-732
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-16
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: < 2026.2.17 → fixed in 2026.2.17
Description
`openclaw` created new session transcript JSONL files with overly broad default permissions in affected releases. On multi-user hosts, other local users or processes could read transcript contents, including secrets that might appear in tool output.
Affected Packages / Versions
• Package: `openclaw` (`npm`)
• Affected versions: `<= 2026.2.15`
• First fixed version: `2026.2.17`
• Current latest npm release checked during verification: `2026.3.13` (not affected)
Impact
Session transcript JSONL files are created under the local OpenClaw session store. In affected releases, newly created transcript files did not force user-only permissions, so transcript contents could be readable by other local users depending on the host environment and umask behavior.
Fix
New transcript files are now created with `0o600` permissions. Existing transcript permission drift is also remediated by the security audit fix flow.
Verified in code:
• `src/config/sessions/transcript.ts:82` writes new transcript files with `mode: 0o600`
• `src/config/sessions/sessions.test.ts:303` includes regression coverage asserting `0o600`
Fix Commit(s)
• `095d522099653367e1b76fa5bb09d4ddf7c8a57c`
Release Note
This fix first shipped in `2026.2.17` and is present in the current npm release `2026.3.13`.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-33572 OpenClaw before 2026.2.17 creates session transcript JSONL files with overly broad default permissions, allowing local users to read… vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vr7j-g7jv-h5mp web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33572 advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/095d522099653367e1b76fa5bb09d4ddf7c8a57c web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw package
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-file-permissions-in-session-transcript-files web