ZeptoclawApplication · Aisarlabs
CVE-2026-32232
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedZeptoClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to 0.7.6, there is a Dangling Symlink Component Bypass, TOCTOU Between Validation and Use, and Hardlink Alias Bypass. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.7.6.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceZeptoClaw versions before 0.7.6 contain multiple file system validation bypass vulnerabilities: Dangling Symlink Component Bypass allows attackers to exploit symlinks pointing to non-existent targets, TOCTOU (Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use) creates a race condition window between validation and file use, and Hardlink Alias Bypass enables access to files through alternative hard link references. Combined, these allow unauthorized file access or manipulation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
ZeptoclawApplication
<= 0.7.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check ZeptoClaw installed versionRun the version check command for ZeptoClaw (such as 'zeptoclaw --version' or check the package.json/metadata file) and note the exact version numberAffected if The installed version is 0.7.5 or earlier (any version <= 0.7.5)
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Identify if symlink creation is usedReview application logs, configurations, or code that handles symlink creation. Search for any user-controllable symlink operations or file upload handling that may create symbolic linksAffected if The application creates symlinks based on user input or processes symlinks pointing to non-existent targets
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Identify if hardlink creation is usedReview the codebase or runtime behavior for any hardlink creation operations, particularly where users can specify target files or where multiple directory entries may reference the same inodeAffected if The application creates hardlinks that map multiple paths to the same underlying file
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Examine file validation timingAudit the code paths that validate file access permissions. Look for operations where file existence or permissions are checked at one point but the file is used at a later point, particularly in multi-threaded or concurrent contextsAffected if File validation and file usage occur as separate steps with a time gap between them, creating a TOCTOU window
A user is affected if they are running ZeptoClaw version 0.7.5 or earlier and the application uses symlink creation, hardlink creation, or performs file validation with timing gaps between check and use.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade ZeptoClaw to version 0.7.6 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict file system access permissions and monitor for suspicious symlink/hardlink creation activities.
0.7.6
- Check current installed version of Zeptoclaw (e.g., via package.json, requirements.txt, or running the application with --version)
- Update to version 0.7.6 or later. If using a package manager, run the appropriate update command (e.g., npm update, pip install --upgrade, or similar). If building from source, pull the latest code from the repository
- Verify the installation successful by checking the new version number
- Restart any running instances of the application to ensure the patched version is active
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-32232 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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