Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 28, 2026· Updated Apr 28, 2026

CVE-2026-41366

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.

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Affected products

OpenClaw/Openclaw2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*range: <2026.3.31
- (no CPE)range: <2026.3.31

Patches

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References

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1ca4261d7e055d0be141ed79ebb1365d0fbc7364nvdPatch
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-57gh-m6rq-54cfnvdVendor Advisory
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-host-file-read-via-appendlocalmediaparentroots-self-whitelistingnvdThird Party Advisory

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