{"id":"CVE-2026-100538","aliases":["EUVD-2026-87512","GHSA-m2g4-5ff5-4cf5","GHSA-w5x7-c87m-3jpc"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Local File Read via Outbound Attachments","description":"OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') before 2026.8.1 does not apply the originating sender's global or per-agent toolsBySender policy when handling outbound attachments. A sender that has been explicitly denied filesystem read tools can still cause a known local file to be read and returned via a final-response media directive or a message attachment, disclosing local file contents to an admitted requester whose agent turn did not include the read tool. Exploitation requires knowledge or derivation of a useful host path and a delivery flow that accepts local attachments. The issue is fixed in version 2026.8.1.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00258,"percentile":0.17567,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"published":"2026-09-26T02:18:37Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:46Z","products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w5x7-c87m-3jpc","tags":["vendor-advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.8.1-local-file-read-via-outbound-attachments","tags":["third-party-advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100538","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m2g4-5ff5-4cf5"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/100xxx/CVE-2026-100538.json","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-100538","title":"OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Local File Read via Outbound Attachments","description":"OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') before 2026.8.1 does not apply the originating sender's global or per-agent toolsBySender policy when handling outbound attachments. A sender that has been explicitly denied filesystem read tools can still cause a known local file to be read and returned via a final-response media directive or a message attachment, disclosing local file contents to an admitted requester whose agent turn did not include the read tool. Exploitation requires knowledge or derivation of a useful host path and a delivery flow that accepts local attachments. 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Exploitation requires knowledge or derivation of a useful host path and a delivery flow that accepts local attachments. The issue is fixed in version 2026.8.1.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-26T02:18:37Z","modified":"2026-09-28T17:44:58Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:27:53.091489Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-m2g4-5ff5-4cf5","title":"OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') before 2026.8.1 does not apply the originating sender's global...","description":"OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') before 2026.8.1 does not apply the originating sender's global or per-agent toolsBySender policy when handling outbound attachments. A sender that has been explicitly denied filesystem read tools can still cause a known local file to be read and returned via a final-response media directive or a message attachment, disclosing local file contents to an admitted requester whose agent turn did not include the read tool. Exploitation requires knowledge or derivation of a useful host path and a delivery flow that accepts local attachments. 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