CVE-2026-42424

OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Local File Exfiltration via Shared Reply MEDIA Paths

MEDIUM
5
CVSS Score
Published: April 28, 2026 at 06:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenClaw

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Severity
MEDIUM5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 treats shared reply MEDIA paths as trusted, allowing crafted references to trigger cross-channel local file exfiltration. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious shared reply MEDIA references to cause another channel to read local file paths as trusted generated media.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2026.4.8
Vendor states this is fixed in 2026.4.8 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-73

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