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Attackers can exploit this by accessing local files readable by the OpenClaw process user through browser snapshot and extraction actions to exfiltrate sensitive data.","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":"2026-11-09","score":0.00428,"percentile":0.37327,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-610"],"published":"2026-03-03T21:37:59Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:22Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.2.21"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.21"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.21"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-45cg-2683-gfmq","tags":["vendor-advisory","exploit","Exploit","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/220bd95eff6838234e8b4b711f86d4565e16e401","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-local-file-read-via-browser-navigation-guard","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-45cg-2683-gfmq"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32008.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32008","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32008","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.21 - Arbitrary Local File Read via Browser Navigation Guard","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contain an improper URL scheme validation vulnerability in the assertBrowserNavigationAllowed() function that allows authenticated users with browser-tool access to navigate to file:// URLs. Attackers can exploit this by accessing local files readable by the OpenClaw process user through browser snapshot and extraction actions to exfiltrate sensitive data.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T22:06:47.977Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:14:32.412Z","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","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-610"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:57.47301Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-13267","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contain an improper URL scheme validation vulnerability in the assertBrowserNavigationAllowed() function that allows authenticated users with browser-tool access to navigate to file:// URLs. Attackers can exploit this by accessing local files readable by the OpenClaw process user through browser snapshot and extraction actions to exfiltrate sensitive data.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T22:06:47Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:14:32Z","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":"2026-11-02T18:20:32.273921Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-45cg-2683-gfmq","title":"OpenClaw browser navigation guard allowed non-network URL schemes, enabling authenticated browser-tool users to access file:// local files","description":"## Impact\n\n`assertBrowserNavigationAllowed()` validated only `http:`/`https:` network targets but implicitly allowed other schemes. An authenticated gateway user could navigate browser sessions to `file://` URLs and read local files via browser snapshot/extraction flows.\n\n## Affected Component\n\n- `src/browser/navigation-guard.ts`\n\n## Technical Reproduction\n\n1. Authenticate to a gateway that has browser tooling enabled.\n2. Invoke browser navigation with a `file://` URL (for example `file:///etc/passwd`).\n3. Read page content through browser snapshot/extract actions.\n\n## Demonstrated Impact\n\nAn attacker with valid gateway credentials and browser-tool access can exfiltrate local files readable by the OpenClaw process user (for example config/secrets in that user context).\n\n## Environment\n\n- OpenClaw browser tool enabled\n- Attacker has authenticated access capable of invoking browser actions\n\n## Remediation Advice\n\nReject unsupported navigation schemes and allow only explicitly safe non-network URLs. OpenClaw now blocks non-network schemes (such as `file:`, `data:`, and `javascript:`) while preserving `about:blank`.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.19-2`\n- Patched in planned next release: `2026.2.21`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `220bd95eff6838234e8b4b711f86d4565e16e401`\n\n## Release Process Note\n\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.21`) so once npm `2026.2.21` is published, the advisory can be published directly.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @q1uf3ng for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T21:37:59Z","modified":"2026-03-19T22:19:20Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-610"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:38.524712Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32008","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contain an improper URL scheme validation vulnerability in the assertBrowserNavigationAllowed() function that allows authenticated users with browser-tool access to navigate to file:// URLs. 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Attackers can exploit this by accessing local files readable by the OpenClaw process user through browser snapshot and extraction actions to exfiltrate sensitive data.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T22:06:47.977Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:22.591435192Z","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"}],"cwes":["CWE-610"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:01.218144Z"},{"id":"GHSA-45cg-2683-gfmq","title":"OpenClaw browser navigation guard allowed non-network URL schemes, enabling authenticated browser-tool users to access file:// local files","description":"## Impact\n\n`assertBrowserNavigationAllowed()` validated only `http:`/`https:` network targets but implicitly allowed other schemes. An authenticated gateway user could navigate browser sessions to `file://` URLs and read local files via browser snapshot/extraction flows.\n\n## Affected Component\n\n- `src/browser/navigation-guard.ts`\n\n## Technical Reproduction\n\n1. Authenticate to a gateway that has browser tooling enabled.\n2. Invoke browser navigation with a `file://` URL (for example `file:///etc/passwd`).\n3. Read page content through browser snapshot/extract actions.\n\n## Demonstrated Impact\n\nAn attacker with valid gateway credentials and browser-tool access can exfiltrate local files readable by the OpenClaw process user (for example config/secrets in that user context).\n\n## Environment\n\n- OpenClaw browser tool enabled\n- Attacker has authenticated access capable of invoking browser actions\n\n## Remediation Advice\n\nReject unsupported navigation schemes and allow only explicitly safe non-network URLs. OpenClaw now blocks non-network schemes (such as `file:`, `data:`, and `javascript:`) while preserving `about:blank`.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.19-2`\n- Patched in planned next release: `2026.2.21`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `220bd95eff6838234e8b4b711f86d4565e16e401`\n\n## Release Process Note\n\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.21`) so once npm `2026.2.21` is published, the advisory can be published directly.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @q1uf3ng for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T21:37:59Z","modified":"2026-07-08T07:38:27.658787136Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-610"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:36.434231Z"}]}}