CVE-2026-41911

OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Workspace-Only Filesystem Policy Bypass via docx upload_file/upload_image

State: Published
Severity: 6.0 Medium
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Updated: Apr 29, 2026
Reserved: Apr 22, 2026

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a filesystem policy bypass vulnerability in docx upload processing that allows local file reads outside workspace boundaries. Attackers can exploit upload_file and upload_image endpoints to access files beyond the intended workspace-only filesystem policy.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	6.0 Medium	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/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 2026.4.8Affected 2026.4.8Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5fc7-f62m-8983)vendor-advisory
Patch Commitpatch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Workspace-Only Filesystem Policy Bypass via docx upload_file/upload_imagethird-party-advisory

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