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Advisory details: vulnrichment / CVE-2026-32846
Advisory ID vulnrichment/CVE-2026-32846
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Summary OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 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 (1)
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
System Score Found at
cvssv4 8.7
ssvc Track
Reference id Reference type URL
4797bbc5b96e2cca5532e43b58915c051746fe37 Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4797bbc5b96e2cca5532e43b58915c051746fe37
54642 Bug https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/54642
GHSA-f6pf-4gjx-c94r Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f6pf-4gjx-c94r
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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at None
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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/ Found at None

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 
[{'Exploitation': 'poc'},
 {'Automatable': 'yes'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]