OpenClaw up to 2026.3.30 appendLocalMediaParentRoots permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.30. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is the function appendLocalMediaParentRoots. The manipulation results in permission assignment. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-41366. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.30. Affected is the function appendLocalMediaParentRoots. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a local roots self-whitelisting vulnerability in appendLocalMediaParentRoots that allows model-initiated arbitrary host file read. Attackers can exploit improper media parent directory validation to exfiltrate credentials and access sensitive files.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-41366 since 04/20/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 2026.3.31 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 1ca4261d7e055d0be141ed79ebb1365d0fbc7364 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.3.31
Patch: 1ca4261d7e055d0be141ed79ebb1365d0fbc7364

Timelineinfo

04/20/2026 CVE reserved
04/28/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
04/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-57gh-m6rq-54cf
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-41366 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41366
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359904

Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2026 06:43
Changes: 04/28/2026 06:43 (78)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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