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Description

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-20 | Published 2026-04-27 | Updated 2026-04-28 | Assigner VulnCheck




MEDIUM: 6.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

MEDIUM: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem types

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.3.31
affected

2026.3.31 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

tdjackey reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-57gh-m6rq-54cf (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-57gh-m6rq-54cf)) vendor-advisory

github.com/...ommit/1ca4261d7e055d0be141ed79ebb1365d0fbc7364 (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...localmediaparentroots-self-whitelisting (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Arbitrary Host File Read via appendLocalMediaParentRoots Self-Whitelisting) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-41366)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-41366)

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