Is CVE-2026-26972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-26972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-26972?

CVE-2026-26972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-26972?

CVE-2026-26972 has an EPSS score of 0.20% (10th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-26972?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.2.13 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-26972

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.1.12 through 2026.2.12, OpenClaw browser download helpers accepted an unsanitized output path. When invoked via the browser control gateway routes, this allowed path traversal to write downloads outside the intended OpenClaw temp downloads directory. This issue is not exposed via the AI agent tool schema (no `download` action). Exploitation requires authenticated CLI access or an authenticated gateway RPC token. Version 2026.2.13 fixes the issue.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

openclawNVD

Affected:>= 2026.1.12, < 2026.2.13Fixed in:2026.2.13CVE-2026-26972derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

10thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 10% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Release Notes1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-02-20.