CVE-2026-44996 — OpenClaw < 2026.4.15 - Arbitrary Local File Read via Webchat Audio Embedding
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. Atta…
Published: 2026-05-11 · CVSS: 6.3 · CVSS 4.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7