Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Crabbox before 0.9.0 can be tricked by a malicious project configuration into operating outside its intended workspace. If someone runs Crabbox against that configuration, workspace setup may delete or overwrite files on the local system. This is mainly a risk for developers or automation processing untrusted repositories or configs.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority developer tooling issue. It can cause destructive local file changes when unsafe configuration is processed, but current evidence does not indicate internet-scale exploitation or KEV-listed active abuse.
Technical view
The Islo provider improperly validates workspace path resolution. Absolute paths or relative traversal in .crabbox.yaml/crabbox.yaml can resolve outside /workspace. When sync.delete is enabled, preparation logic performs destructive filesystem operations on that resolved path, creating integrity and availability impact. CVSS 3.1 is 7.1; CWE-22.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Crabbox versions before 0.9.0 are installed and used with the Islo provider, especially in developer machines, CI jobs, or automation that consumes external Crabbox configuration. The CVE requires local execution and user interaction, but no attacker privileges.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show KEV listing or public active exploitation. Exploitation depends on convincing a user or workflow to process a malicious Crabbox configuration and having sync.delete enabled. Sources describe arbitrary deletion and overwrite potential, not remote unauthenticated compromise.
Researcher notes
Focus review on workspace path canonicalization, absolute path handling, traversal rejection, and destructive filesystem calls during workspace preparation. The source bundle names the 0.9.0 release and commit 6b07193fb5670aac315ea47215651c67b8127868 as the fix references.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Crabbox to version 0.9.0 or later.
- Avoid running Crabbox against untrusted repositories or configuration files.
- Disable sync.delete where operationally possible until upgraded.
- Review vendor release notes and patch references for exact fixed behavior.
Validation and detection
- Inventory installed Crabbox versions on developer systems and CI workers.
- Identify workflows using the Islo provider and sync.delete.
- Check repositories for committed .crabbox.yaml or crabbox.yaml files from untrusted sources.
- Confirm upgraded environments report Crabbox 0.9.0 or later.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H1.85.2VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
6.8MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/openclaw/crabbox/releases/tag/v0.9.0CVE reference, VulnCheck · release-notes
- https://github.com/openclaw/crabbox/pull/65CVE reference, VulnCheck · issue-tracking
- https://github.com/openclaw/crabbox/commit/6b07193fb5670aac315ea47215651c67b8127868CVE reference, VulnCheck · patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crabbox-path-traversal-via-islo-provider-workspace-resolutionCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.