CVE-2026-27522

HIGH EPSS 29.1%
Published Mar 18, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.1 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Mar 18, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a local media root bypass vulnerability in sendAttachment and setGroupIcon message actions when sandboxRoot is unset. Attackers can hydrate media from local absolute paths to read arbitrary host files accessible by the runtime user.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.1
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
29.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
openclawopenclaw* <2026.2.24

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/270ab03e379f9653e15f7033c9830399b66b7e51
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fqcm-97m6-w7rm
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-read-via-sendattachment-and-setgroupicon-message-actions
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/270ab03e379f9653e15f7033c9830399b66b7e51
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fqcm-97m6-w7rm
    PatchVendor Advisory