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.
CVE-2026-62189
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.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 7.1(high)
- EPSS
- 15.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 13, 2026
Last Modified
July 15, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 13, 2026OpenClaw < 2026.6.9 Symlink Following via Mirror Sync | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-following-via-mirror-syncOpenShell mirror sync could follow remote symlink parents · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m38g-vpwj-mpg9Vendor 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 13× in last 7d / 13× 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.
- 2026-07-16 01:24 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-16 01:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 12:29 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-15 12:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-14 23:34 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-14 23:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-14 10:40 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-14 10:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-13 21:43 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-13 21:42 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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