CVE-2026-41908
MEDIUMOpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Scope Enforcement Bypass in Assistant-Media Route
Title source: cnaDescription
OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a scope enforcement bypass vulnerability in the assistant-media route that allows trusted-proxy callers without operator.read scope to access protected assistant-media files and metadata. Attackers can bypass identity-bearing HTTP auth path scope validation to retrieve sensitive media content within allowed media roots.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2
Patch patch
Patch Commit
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-scope-enforcement-bypass-in-assistant-media-route
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
12.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (4)
npm/openclaw
0 - 2026.4.20npm
OpenClaw/OpenClaw
< 2026.4.20
openclaw/openclaw
< 2026.4.20
OpenClaw/OpenClaw
2026.4.20
Published
Apr 23, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 23, 2026