CVE-2026-27522

OpenClaw < 2026.2.24 - Arbitrary File Read via sendAttachment and setGroupIcon Message Actions

State: Published
Severity: 7.1 High
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Updated: Jun 23, 2026
Reserved: Feb 19, 2026

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a local media root bypass vulnerability in sendAttachment and setGroupIcon message actions when sandboxRoot is unset. Attackers can hydrate media from local absolute paths to read arbitrary host files accessible by the runtime user.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	7.1 High	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	VulnCheck
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.2.24Affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-fqcm-97m6-w7rm)vendor-advisory
Patch Commitpatch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.24 - Arbitrary File Read via sendAttachment and setGroupIcon Message Actionsthird-party-advisory

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