CVE-2026-43570 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-43570
Vulnerability Scoring

6.5
/10
High Risk

If left unpatched, CVE-2026-43570 could lead to major system disruptions or data loss.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: Required
    User interaction is necessary for successful exploitation.

CVE-2026-43570 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕓 07 May 2026, 16:03 UTC
Originally published on: 🕛 05 May 2026, 12:16 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 2 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

disclosure@vulncheck.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2026-43570 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-43570: OpenClaw versions 2026.3.22 before 2026.4.5 contain a symlink traversal vulnerability in remote marketplace repository path handling that allows attackers to escape the expected repository root. Attackers can exploit this by providing crafted symlink paths to access files outside the intended repository directory.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-43570

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-43570 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-43570

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2026-43570 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-43570, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-43570, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2026-43570 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2026-43570 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2026-43570 does not impact system availability.

CVE-2026-43570 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-61

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Leveraging Race Conditions via Symbolic Links CAPEC-27 This attack leverages the use of symbolic links (Symlinks) in order to write to sensitive files. An attacker can create a Symlink link to a target file not otherwise accessible to them. When the privileged program tries to create a temporary file with the same name as the Symlink link, it will actually write to the target file pointed to by the attackers' Symlink link. If the attacker can insert malicious content in the temporary file they will be writing to the sensitive file by using the Symlink. The race occurs because the system checks if the temporary file exists, then creates the file. The attacker would typically create the Symlink during the interval between the check and the creation of the temporary file.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.22:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.22:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.22:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.22:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.23:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.23:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.23:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.23:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.24:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.24:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.24:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.24:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.24:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.24:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.25:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.25:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.28:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.28:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.28:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.28:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.31:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.31:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.31:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.3.31:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.1:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.1:-:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.1:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.1:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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