---
id: GHSA-vqj9-vhg4-27mg
title: >-
  Duplicate Advisory: Config recovery could restore openclaw.json with broad
  file permissions
summary: >-
  Duplicate Advisory: Config recovery could restore openclaw.json with broad
  file permissions
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cwe:
  - CWE-732
vendor: openclaw
product: openclaw
ecosystem: npm
affected:
  - openclaw = 2026.4.23
published: '2026-06-16'
updated: '2026-06-18'
source: GHSA
sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqj9-vhg4-27mg'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rwp6-7w3q-75fq
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53856'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insecure-file-permissions-in-config-recovery-via-openclaw-json
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqj9-vhg4-27mg'
tags:
  - ghsa
  - npm
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T14:31:47.495Z'
---

## Overview

## Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-rwp6-7w3q-75fq. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

## Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.24 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability in config recovery that restores OpenClaw.json with overly broad permissions. Local attackers on shared hosts can read sensitive configuration data by exploiting the recovery path to access the restored config file.

## Affected packages

- `openclaw = 2026.4.23`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.