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Advisory details: gitlab / npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32846
Advisory ID gitlab/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32846
Aliases CVE-2026-32846
GHSA-hggm-x7r9-mm7v
Summary OpenClaw is vulnerable to Path Traversal through path validation bypass OpenClaw through 2026.3.23 (fixed in commit 4797bbc) contains a path traversal vulnerability in media parsing that allows attackers to read arbitrary files by bypassing path validation in the isLikelyLocalPath() and isValidMedia() functions. Attackers can exploit incomplete validation and the allowBareFilename bypass to reference files outside the intended application sandbox, resulting in disclosure of sensitive information including system files, environment files, and SSH keys.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32846.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
4797bbc5b96e2cca5532e43b58915c051746fe37 Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4797bbc5b96e2cca5532e43b58915c051746fe37
54642 Bug https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/54642
CVE-2026-32846 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32846
GHSA-f6pf-4gjx-c94r Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f6pf-4gjx-c94r
GHSA-hggm-x7r9-mm7v https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hggm-x7r9-mm7v
openclaw-media-parsing-path-traversal-to-arbitrary-file-read Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-media-parsing-path-traversal-to-arbitrary-file-read
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-32846.yml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-03-27T14:43:02Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32846.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-32846

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'yes'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]