Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2026· Updated May 7, 2026

CVE-2026-43577

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.9 contains a file read vulnerability allowing attackers to bypass navigation guards through browser act/evaluate interactions. Attackers can pivot into the local CDP origin and create or read disallowed file:// pages despite direct navigation policy restrictions.

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Affected products

OpenClaw/Openclawreferences3 versions
(expand)+ 2 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*range: <2026.4.9
- (no CPE)range: <2026.4.9

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5f5b3d733bdd791cb457f838514179e1288b10b3nvdPatch
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qmwg-qprg-3j38nvdMitigationVendor Advisory
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-read-via-browser-interaction-routesnvdThird Party Advisory

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