CVE-2026-42424

MEDIUM 5.7

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

CVSS Score

5.7

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-73
Vendor	openclaw
Product	openclaw
Published	Apr 28, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Affected Versions

OpenClaw / OpenClaw

0 < 2026.4.8

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qqq7-4hxc-x63c github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-local-file-exfiltration-via-shared-reply-media-paths

Credits

🔍 Yuki Shiroi (@threalwinky)