Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

It can be, depending on how Feishu media keys are derived and whether an external actor can influence them. If an attacker can control or tamper with the media key values that OpenClaw processes, exploitation may be possible over the network via the Feishu integration.

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this?

The attacker needs the ability to cause OpenClaw to process attacker-controlled Feishu media keys—this might involve control over a Feishu app, intercepting or modifying Feishu API responses, or any other mechanism that lets them inject arbitrary key values into the Feishu media download flow.

What is the safest general fix pattern for this issue?

The safest approach is to stop using externally influenced values as direct path components. Instead, map media keys to internally generated, filesystem-safe filenames, always join them to a fixed base directory, and verify that the final resolved path stays inside that directory.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.2)

Path Traversal (CWE-22) in OpenClaw Feishu Media Download Flow

CVE-2026-22171

Published:

Mar 17, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

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Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

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NDV

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Path Traversal

CWE:

CWE-22

Impact:

Arbitrary File Write within Application Permissions

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.2)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Path Traversal

CWE:

CWE-22

Impact:

Arbitrary File Write within Application Permissions

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.2)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Path Traversal (CWE-22) in OpenClaw Feishu Media Download Flow

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(8.6)

Server-Side Request Forgery (CWE-918) in OpenClaw Zalo Plugin sendPhoto

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HIGH

(8.8)

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