PT-2026-35554 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Tdjackey · Published 2026-04-27 · Updated 2026-04-28 · CVE-2026-41366

NVD

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a local roots self-whitelisting vulnerability in appendLocalMediaParentRoots that allows model-initiated arbitrary host file read. Attackers can exploit improper media parent directory validation to exfiltrate credentials and access sensitive files.

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-41366

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 4

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-57gh-m6rq-54cf · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1ca4261d7e055d0be141ed79ebb1365d0fbc7364 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41366 · Security Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-host-file-read-via-appendlocalmediaparentroots-self-whitelisting · Note