CVE-2026-42438
highOpenClaw versions 2026.4.9 before 2026.4.10 contain a sender policy bypass vulnerability in the outbound host-media attachment read helper that allows unauthor…
Vendor / product: Openclaw — openclaw
OpenClaw versions 2026.4.9 before 2026.4.10 contain a sender policy bypass vulnerability in the outbound host-media attachment read helper that allows unauthorized local file disclosure. Attackers with denied read access via toolsBySender or group policy can trigger host-media attachment loading to bypass sender and group-scoped authorization boundaries and retrieve readable local files through the outbound media path.
CVSS
7.7
7.7 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-05-05 12:16
Modified: 2026-11-11 23:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 3 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
openclaw / openclaw 2026.4.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c949af9fabf3873b5b7c484090cb5f5ab6049a98 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jhpv-5j76-m56h disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sender-policy-bypass-in-host-media-attachmen... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC · record ↗