Information Disclosure in openclaw (CVE-2026-44996)
Summary
Vulnerability in openclaw (CVE-2026-44996). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ReplyPayload.mediaUrl. Mitigation: upgrade to 2026.4.15 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
OpenClaw before 2026.4.15 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in the webchat audio embedding helper that fails to apply local media root containment checks. Attackers can influence agent or tool-produced ReplyPayload.mediaUrl parameters to resolve absolute local paths or file URLs, read audio-like files, and embed them base64-encoded into webchat responses.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-44996 has been found in openclaw.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ReplyPayload.mediaUrl over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10.
What to do: upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.15 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "openclaw CVE-2026-44996" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-44996 (openclaw) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 3.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: ReplyPayload.mediaUrl / openclaw / assertLocalMediaAllowed / main
Patched: 2026.4.15 — apply immediately
Workaround: Upgrade to openclaw@2026.4.15 or later.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Information disclosure (CWE-200) exists in openclaw. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ReplyPayload.mediaUrl without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of openclaw. Attack surface: ReplyPayload.mediaUrl / openclaw / assertLocalMediaAllowed / main.
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.7/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 2026.4.15.
Workaround: Upgrade to openclaw@2026.4.15 or later.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'openclaw' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'openclaw' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
openclawを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply temporary workaround mitigate
Upgrade to `openclaw@2026.4.15` or later.パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、Upgrade to
openclaw@2026.4.15or later. を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。 -
3Apply patch patch
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.15ステージング環境で 2026.4.15 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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4Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory vulncheck.com
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- patch github.com
- web github.com