CVE-2026-19008: mf-yang openclaw-cn apply_patch Tool sandbox-paths.ts assertNoSymlinkEscape link following

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-06 · updated 2026-10-23
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

A vulnerability was identified in mf-yang openclaw-cn up to 0.2.1. This issue affects the function assertNoSymlinkEscape of the file src/agents/sandbox-paths.ts of the component apply_patch Tool. Such manipulation leads to link following. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Affected products

mf-yang openclaw-cn: 0.2.0, 0.2.1

References

https://github.com/mf-yang/openclaw-cn/
https://github.com/mf-yang/openclaw-cn/issues/565
https://github.com/mf-yang/openclaw-cn/issues/566
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19008
https://vuldb.com/submit/862644
https://vuldb.com/submit/862645
https://vuldb.com/vuln/386391
https://vuldb.com/vuln/386391/cti

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