OpenClaw: Assistant media route missed scope enforcement for trusted-proxy authorization
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Affected versions:
< 2026.4.20 - Patched version:
2026.4.20
Impact
The Control UI assistant-media route authenticated trusted-proxy callers but did not enforce the declared operator scopes for identity-bearing HTTP auth paths. A trusted-proxy caller without operator.read could access assistant-media files and metadata that were otherwise inside allowed media roots.
The route still required successful gateway authentication and media-root checks. Severity is low.
Fix
Assistant-media file and metadata requests now require operator.read on identity-bearing HTTP auth paths.
Fix commit:
99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036
Release
Fixed in OpenClaw 2026.4.20.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | openclaw | < 2026.4.20 | 2026.4.20 |
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41908
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-scope-enforcement-bypass-in-assistant-media-route
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863- Platform
- npm
- Package
openclaw- Disclosed
- 25.04.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: openclaw
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 589
- First → latest
- 02.2026 10.2026
- Without a fix
- 9
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 20
- High 215
- Medium 300
- Low 54
Disclosures per year
- 2026: 589
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