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Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious shared reply MEDIA references to cause another channel to read local file paths as trusted generated media.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"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","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00181,"percentile":0.07791,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-668","CWE-73"],"published":"2026-04-09T17:32:58Z","modified":"2026-11-11T21:10:00Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.4.8"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.4.8"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.4.8"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qqq7-4hxc-x63c","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-local-file-exfiltration-via-shared-reply-media-paths","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42424","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qqq7-4hxc-x63c"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/42xxx/CVE-2026-42424.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-42424","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.4.8 - Local File Exfiltration via Shared Reply MEDIA Paths","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-28T18:10:14.93Z","modified":"2026-04-29T13:13:07.53Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"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","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-73"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:40:23.731501Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-26127","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 treats shared reply MEDIA paths as trusted, allowing crafted references to trigger cross-channel local file exfiltration. 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This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c=2026.4.4`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @threalwinky for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-09T17:32:58Z","modified":"2026-05-06T20:04:13Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-73","CWE-668"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:40:02.883746Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-42424","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 treats shared reply MEDIA paths as trusted, allowing crafted references to trigger cross-channel local file exfiltration. 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Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious shared reply MEDIA references to cause another channel to read local file paths as trusted generated media.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-28T18:10:14.93Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:10.591134374Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"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","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-73"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:04.117819Z"},{"id":"GHSA-qqq7-4hxc-x63c","title":"OpenClaw: Shared reply MEDIA - paths are treated as trusted and can trigger cross-channel local file exfiltration","description":"## Impact\n\nShared reply MEDIA: paths are treated as trusted and can trigger cross-channel local file exfiltration.\n\nA crafted shared reply MEDIA reference could cause another channel to read a local file path as trusted generated media.\n\nOpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c=2026.4.4`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @threalwinky for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-09T17:32:58Z","modified":"2026-05-06T20:19:53.439248Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"4.0","score":5.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-668","CWE-73"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:54.760124Z"}]}}