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Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a scope enforcement bypass vulnerability in the assistant-media route that allows trusted-proxy callers without operator.read scope to access protected assistant-media files and metadata. Attackers can bypass identity-bearing HTTP auth path scope validation to retrieve sensitive media content within allowed media roots.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-22 | Published 2026-04-23 | Updated 2026-04-23 | Assigner VulnCheck




LOW: 2.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

MEDIUM: 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Problem types

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.4.20
affected

2026.4.20 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

Zou Dikai (@Kherrisan) finder

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2)) vendor-advisory

github.com/...ommit/99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036 (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...rcement-bypass-in-assistant-media-route third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-41908)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-41908)

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