Directory Traversal Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.15-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-OPENCLAW-16721307
  • published17 May 2026
  • disclosed11 May 2026

Introduced: 11 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-44996  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest openclaw to version 2026.4.15-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openclaw package and not the openclaw package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1