fix: harden state dir permissions during onboard

src/config/io.ts

@@ -164,6 +164,32 @@ function hashConfigRaw(raw: string | null): string {
     .digest("hex");
 }
 
+async function tightenStateDirPermissionsIfNeeded(params: {
+  configPath: string;
+  env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+  homedir: () => string;
+  fsModule: typeof fs;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  if (process.platform === "win32") {
+    return;
+  }
+  const stateDir = resolveStateDir(params.env, params.homedir);
+  const configDir = path.dirname(params.configPath);
+  if (path.resolve(configDir) !== path.resolve(stateDir)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  try {
+    const stat = await params.fsModule.promises.stat(configDir);
+    const mode = stat.mode & 0o777;
+    if ((mode & 0o077) === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    await params.fsModule.promises.chmod(configDir, 0o700);
+  } catch {
+    // Best-effort hardening only; callers still need the config write to proceed.
+  }
+}
+
 function formatConfigValidationFailure(pathLabel: string, issueMessage: string): string {
   const match = issueMessage.match(OPEN_DM_POLICY_ALLOW_FROM_RE);
   const policyPath = match?.groups?.policyPath?.trim();
@@ -1136,6 +1162,12 @@ export function createConfigIO(overrides: ConfigIoDeps = {}) {
 
     const dir = path.dirname(configPath);
     await deps.fs.promises.mkdir(dir, { recursive: true, mode: 0o700 });
+    await tightenStateDirPermissionsIfNeeded({
+      configPath,
+      env: deps.env,
+      homedir: deps.homedir,
+      fsModule: deps.fs,
+    });
     const outputConfigBase =
       envRefMap && changedPaths
         ? (restoreEnvRefsFromMap(cfgToWrite, "", envRefMap, changedPaths) as OpenClawConfig)

src/config/io.write-config.test.ts

@@ -142,6 +142,28 @@ describe("config io write", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it.runIf(process.platform !== "win32")(
+    "tightens world-writable state dir when writing the default config",
+    async () => {
+      await withSuiteHome(async (home) => {
+        const stateDir = path.join(home, ".openclaw");
+        await fs.mkdir(stateDir, { recursive: true, mode: 0o777 });
+        await fs.chmod(stateDir, 0o777);
+
+        const io = createConfigIO({
+          env: {} as NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
+          homedir: () => home,
+          logger: silentLogger,
+        });
+
+        await io.writeConfigFile({ gateway: { mode: "local" } });
+
+        const stat = await fs.stat(stateDir);
+        expect(stat.mode & 0o777).toBe(0o700);
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
   it('shows actionable guidance for dmPolicy="open" without wildcard allowFrom', async () => {
     await withSuiteHome(async (home) => {
       const io = createConfigIO({