PT-2026-39685 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Keensecuritylab · Published 2026-05-11 · Updated 2026-05-11 · CVE-2026-44996

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

3.7

Low

Base vector

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

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.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-44996

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 3

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6e58f1f9f54bca1fea1268ec0ee4c01a2af03dde · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gfg9-5357-hv4c · Vendor Advisory
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-local-file-read-via-webchat-audio-embedding · Note