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CVE-2026-44996

OpenClaw before 2026.4.15 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in the webchat audio embedding helper that fails to apply local media root containment checks. Attackers can influence agent or tool-produced ReplyPayload.mediaUrl parameters to resolve absolute local paths or file URLs, read audio-like files, and embed them base64-encoded into webchat responses.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:5909b58155c06e76574bee93e760956008d4e47fe11a1abc884a39946682cbc1
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cvss · 2 assertions

{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"PRESENT","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpa…

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0f8d0532b61b376124297427bd7422f449b4eb33bc5ff31afa19a9b43a768e77 · sha256:0221f9b878958c89… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":3.7,"baseSeverity":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0f8d0532b61b376124297427bd7422f449b4eb33bc5ff31afa19a9b43a768e77 · sha256:0221f9b878958c89… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV3_1

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageURL":"pkg:npm/openclaw","product":"OpenClaw","vendor":"OpenClaw","versions":[{"lessThan":"2026.4.15","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"2026.4.15","versionType":"semver"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0f8d0532b61b376124297427bd7422f449b4eb33bc5ff31afa19a9b43a768e77 · sha256:0221f9b878958c89… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

2 source assertions
{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"PRESENT","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpa…
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0f8d0532b61b376124297427bd7422f449b4eb33bc5ff31afa19a9b43a768e77 · sha256:0221f9b878958c89… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":3.7,"baseSeverity":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0f8d0532b61b376124297427bd7422f449b4eb33bc5ff31afa19a9b43a768e77 · sha256:0221f9b878958c89… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0f8d0532b61b376124297427bd7422f449b4eb33bc5ff31afa19a9b43a768e77 · sha256:0221f9b878958c89… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

3 source assertions
{"name":"Patch Commit","tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6e58f1f9f54bca1fea1268ec0ee4c01a2af03dde"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0f8d0532b61b376124297427bd7422f449b4eb33bc5ff31afa19a9b43a768e77 · sha256:0221f9b878958c89… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-gfg9-5357-hv4c)","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gfg9-5357-hv4c"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0f8d0532b61b376124297427bd7422f449b4eb33bc5ff31afa19a9b43a768e77 · sha256:0221f9b878958c89… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"name":"VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.15 - Arbitrary Local File Read via Webchat Audio Embedding","tags":["third-party-advisory"],"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-local-file-read-via-webchat-audio-embedding"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0f8d0532b61b376124297427bd7422f449b4eb33bc5ff31afa19a9b43a768e77 · sha256:0221f9b878958c89… · /containers/cna/references/2

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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