Incorrect Authorization Affecting openclaw package, versions >=2026.4.9 <2026.4.10
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- published19 Apr 2026
- disclosed17 Apr 2026
- creditAkiyama Mio
Introduced: 17 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-42438 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.10 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in the host-media attachment read helper. An attacker can access unauthorized local files by bypassing sender or group-scoped policy restrictions through the outbound media path.
Note: This is only exploitable if host read or filesystem root expansion is enabled at the global or agent level and sender or group-scoped policy is used to deny read access for certain channel participants.