OpenClaw: Webchat media embedding enforces local-root containment for tool-result files
Summary
Webchat tool-result media normalization could pass local and UNC-style file paths into the host-side media embedding path without applying the configured local-root containment policy.
Impact
A crafted tool-result media reference could cause the host to attempt local file reads or Windows UNC/network path access while preparing webchat media blocks. This could disclose allowed host files or trigger network credential exposure on affected Windows deployments. Severity remains medium because exploitation depends on a tool-result media path reaching the webchat embedding path, but the sink is a host-side file read before the user sees the rendered result.
Affected versions
- Affected:
>= 2026.4.7, < 2026.4.15 - Patched:
2026.4.15
Fix
OpenClaw 2026.4.15 hardens the webchat media path and the shared media resolver. Remote-host file:// URLs and Windows network paths are rejected before filesystem access, and audio embedding now enforces configured localRoots containment before stat or read operations.
Verified in v2026.4.15:
src/gateway/server-methods/chat-webchat-media.tsuses safe file-URL parsing, rejects Windows network paths, and callsassertLocalMediaAllowedbefore probing local audio files.src/media/web-media.tsrejects remote-hostfile://URLs, Windows network paths, and local-root bypasses on the shared media path.src/gateway/server-methods/chat-webchat-media.test.tscovers both remote-hostfile://rejection and local-root denial before filesystem access.
Fix commits included in v2026.4.15 and absent from v2026.4.14:
1470de5d3e0970856d86cd99336bb8ada3fe87davia PR #672936e58f1f9f54bca1fea1268ec0ee4c01a2af03ddevia PR #6729852ef42302ead9e183e6c8810e0a04ee4ef8ae9fcvia PR #67303 as defense-in-depth for trusted media passthrough anchoring
Thanks to @Kherrisan for reporting this issue.
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de npm | openclaw | >= 2026.4.7, < 2026.4.15 | 2026.4.15 |
Referencias
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mr34-9552-qr95
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41389
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/67293
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/67298
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/67303
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1470de5d3e0970856d86cd99336bb8ada3fe87da
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/52ef42302ead9e183e6c8810e0a04ee4ef8ae9fc
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6e58f1f9f54bca1fea1268ec0ee4c01a2af03dde
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-read-via-unvalidated-tool-result-media-paths
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-22, CWE-73- Plataforma
- npm
- Paquete
openclaw- Publicada
- 17.04.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mr34-9552-qr95 - CC BY 4.0
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