CVE-2026-44996

low

Published 2026-05-11 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

3.7

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2

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VIR risk

3.7

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.15 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in the webchat audio embedding helper that fails to apply local media root containment checks. Attackers can influence agent or tool-produced ReplyPayload.mediaUrl parameters to resolve absolute local paths or file URLs, read audio-like files, and embed them base64-encoded into webchat responses.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

47%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: disclosure@vulncheck.com — https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-local-file-read-via-webchat-audio-embedding

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: disclosure@vulncheck.com — https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6e58f1f9f54bca1fea1268ec0ee4c01a2af03dde

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
openclaw	openclaw	`{"endExcluding":"2026.4.15"}`	`2026.4.15`

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.