CVE-2026-41908
mediumpriority · track · 26OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 0.6–6.5
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affected products (7)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1227OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-04-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen, möglicherweise Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen.
- GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2OpenClaw: Assistant media route missed scope enforcement for trusted-proxy authorization2026-04-25ghsa · osvUS
## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `< 2026.4.20` - Patched version: `2026.4.20` ## Impact The Control UI assistant-media route authenticated trusted-proxy callers but did not enforce the declared operator scopes for identity-bearing HTTP auth paths. A trusted-proxy caller without `operator.read` could access assistant-media files and metadata that were otherwise inside allowed media roots. The route still required successful gateway authentication and media-root checks. Severity is low. ## Fix Assistant-media file and metadata requests now require `operator.read` on identity-bearing HTTP auth paths. Fix commit: - `99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036` ## Release Fixed in OpenClaw `2026.4.20`.
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references (8)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41908cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-scope-enforcement-bypass-in-assistant-media-routeenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036Patchnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-scope-enforcement-bypass-in-assistant-media-routeThird Party Advisorynvd
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