CVE-2026-62189

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-14. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

OpenClaw versions before 2026.6.9 contain a symlink following vulnerability in the mirror sync feature that allows lower-trust callers to perform actions requiring stronger authorization. Attackers can exploit remote symlink parents to bypass policy checks and authorization boundaries when the feature is enabled and reachable.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
30%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 13, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 13, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

OpenClaw < 2026.6.9 Symlink Following via Mirror Sync | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-following-via-mirror-sync
github Patch Available

OpenShell mirror sync could follow remote symlink parents · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m38g-vpwj-mpg9

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62189(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 105× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-30 18:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  4. 2026-08-30 05:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-08-28 02:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-25 11:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-22 05:35 UTCEG score recompute
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  4. 2026-08-21 16:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  60. 2026-08-06 08:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-62189?
CVE-2026-62189 is a high vulnerability published on July 13, 2026. OpenClaw versions before 2026.6.9 contain a symlink following vulnerability in the mirror sync feature that allows lower-trust callers to perform actions requiring stronger authorization. Attackers can exploit remote symlink parents to bypass policy checks and authorization boundaries when the…
When was CVE-2026-62189 disclosed?
CVE-2026-62189 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 13, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-62189 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-62189 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 69.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-62189?
CVE-2026-62189 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-62189?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-62189, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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