---
id: CVE-2026-101885
title: >-
  ZeroClaw versions before 0.8.5 built with plugins-wasm feature contain a path
  traversal vulnerability in plugin installation that fails to validate the
  wasm_path manifest field
summary: >-
  ZeroClaw versions before 0.8.5 built with plugins-wasm feature contain a path
  traversal vulnerability in plugin installation that fails to validate the
  wasm_path manifest field. Attackers can convince users to install crafted
  plugins tha…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: zeroclaw-labs
product: ZeroClaw
affected:
  - ZeroClaw < 0.8.5
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-10-01'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-01T02:20:29.877'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101885'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/blob/v0.8.4/crates/zeroclaw-plugins/src/host.rs#L238-L273
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/commit/432e034d3cb024610d5916a2f328678d151c1dd5
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/releases/tag/v0.8.5'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-93f6-34w8-5g98
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zeroclaw-before-0.8.5-path-traversal-via-plugin-manifest-wasm-path
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-93f6-34w8-5g98
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-30T19:54:26.896752Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T20:23:19.513Z'
epss: 0.00203
epssPercentile: 0.09196
---

## Overview

ZeroClaw versions before 0.8.5 built with plugins-wasm feature contain a path traversal vulnerability in plugin installation that fails to validate the wasm_path manifest field. Attackers can convince users to install crafted plugins that write arbitrary files to paths outside the plugins directory, such as shell startup files, enabling code execution.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.