AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-42424: OpenClaw: Shared reply MEDIA - paths are treated as trusted and can trigger cross-channel local file exfiltration

mediumCVSS 4.0 5.1 · 3.1 5.0GHSA-qqq7-4hxc-x63c

Impact Shared reply MEDIA: paths are treated as trusted and can trigger cross-channel local file exfiltration. A crafted shared reply MEDIA reference could cause another channel to read a local file path as trusted generated media. OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Published Apr 9, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.4.8
Fixed in: 2026.4.8
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Impact

Shared reply MEDIA: paths are treated as trusted and can trigger cross-channel local file exfiltration.

A crafted shared reply MEDIA reference could cause another channel to read a local file path as trusted generated media.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <=2026.4.4
Patched versions: 2026.4.8

Fix

The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.

Verification

The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

Credits

Thanks @threalwinky for reporting.

Credited to threalwinky.

References

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