GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-vr7j-g7jv-h5mp OpenClaw session transcript files were created without forced user-only permissions

MEDIUM Published 2026-03-16 Modified 2026-04-06 Official page ↗
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

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions weakness
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource weakness

References