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Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a filesystem policy bypass vulnerability in docx upload processing that allows local file reads outside workspace boundaries. Attackers can exploit upload_file and upload_image endpoints to access files beyond the intended workspace-only filesystem policy.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-22 | Published 2026-04-28 | Updated 2026-04-29 | 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: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem types

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.4.8
affected

2026.4.8 (semver)
unaffected

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5fc7-f62m-8983 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5fc7-f62m-8983)) vendor-advisory

github.com/...ommit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...ypass-via-docx-upload-file-upload-image (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Workspace-Only Filesystem Policy Bypass via docx upload_file/upload_image) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-41911)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-41911)

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