CVE-2026-41389: OpenClaw: Webchat media embedding enforces local-root containment for tool-result files
(updated )
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.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mr34-9552-qr95
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1470de5d3e0970856d86cd99336bb8ada3fe87da
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/52ef42302ead9e183e6c8810e0a04ee4ef8ae9fc
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6e58f1f9f54bca1fea1268ec0ee4c01a2af03dde
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/67293
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/67298
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/67303
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mr34-9552-qr95
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41389
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-read-via-unvalidated-tool-result-media-paths
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