CVE-2026-43532: OpenClaw: Discord event cover images bypassed sandbox media normalization
Summary Discord event cover images bypassed sandbox media normalization. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.4.7 = 2026.4.10 Impact Discord event cover image parameters could bypass the sandbox media normalization path used for outbound local media, allowing host-local media references to reach a channel action path that expected normalized media.
Published Apr 17, 2026 · Updated May 8, 2026
Affected packages
openclaw
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Affected
- >= 2026.4.7, < 2026.4.10
- Fixed in
- 2026.4.10
- Check
npm ls openclaw
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Discord event cover images bypassed sandbox media normalization.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw - Ecosystem: npm
- Affected versions:
>= 2026.4.7 < 2026.4.10 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.4.10
Impact
Discord event cover image parameters could bypass the sandbox media normalization path used for outbound local media, allowing host-local media references to reach a channel action path that expected normalized media.
Technical Details
The fix includes Discord eventCreate.image in sandbox media normalization and adds coverage for the event-create media path.
Fix
The issue was fixed in #64377. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.10, and [email protected] includes the fix.
Fix Commit(s)
979c6f09d6fad96596feb91c905934be7e0b4f15- PR: #64377
Release Process Note
Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.
Credits
Thanks to @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.
Credited to Telecaster2147.
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-c9h3-5p7r-mrjh
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/64377
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/979c6f09d6fad96596feb91c905934be7e0b4f15
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43532
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-media-normalization-bypass-via-discord-event-cover-image
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9h3-5p7r-mrjh
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