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CVE-2026-42438Disclosure(openclaw / openclaw)

LOWCVSS 4.9 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

OpenClaw versions 2026.4.9 before 2026.4.10 contain a sender policy bypass vulnerability in the outbound host-media attachment read helper that allows unauthorized local file disclosure. Attackers with denied read access via toolsBySender or group policy can trigger host-media attachment loading to bypass sender and group-scoped authorization boundaries and retrieve readable local files through the outbound media path.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Patch / fix
Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-863

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • openclaw

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
openclaw
Products
openclaw

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-05: 2Technical Details · 2026-05-05: 205-05
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
General
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-42438 OpenClaw versions 2026.4.9 before 2026.4.10 contain a sender policy bypass vulnerability in the outbound host-media attachment read helper that allows unauthorized lo… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42438 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-42438 Ope… http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    OpenClaw 2026.4.9‑2026.4.10 contains a sender‑policy bypass in its host‑media attachment read helper, as documented in the CVE record. No PoC, exploit, or patch information was provided.

    0000039
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  • CVE@CVEnew
    General

    CVE-2026-42438 OpenClaw versions 2026.4.9 before 2026.4.10 contain a sender policy bypass vulnerability in the outbound host-media attachment read helper that allows unauthorized lo… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42438

    Post summary

    The statement announces that CVE-2026-42438 is a sender policy bypass vulnerability in OpenClaw’s outbound host‑media attachment read helper, without providing PoC, exploit details, or patch information.

    00000141
    57.4K followersView on X
CPE platform detail1 entries

1 of 1 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appopenclawopenclaw2026.4.9node.js-

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