CVE-2026-42424 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Local File Exfiltration via Shared Reply MEDIA Paths

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 27.04.2026 Published: 28.04.2026 Updated: 28.04.2026

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 treats shared reply MEDIA paths as trusted, allowing crafted references to trigger cross-channel local file exfiltration. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious shared reply MEDIA references to cause another channel to read local file paths as trusted generated media.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.9

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	Present	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Passive

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.7

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	None
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	OpenClaw
Product	OpenClaw
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2026.4.8 (excl.) Version 2026.4.8 is unaffected

CVE-2026-42424 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Local File Exfiltration via Shared Reply MEDIA Paths

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