CVE-2026-41908

Medium

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a scope enforcement bypass vulnerability in the assistant-media route that allows trusted-proxy callers without operator.read scope to access protected assistant-media files and metadata. Attackers can bypass identity-bearing HTTP auth path scope validation to retrieve sensitive media content within allowed media roots.

SeverityMedium

CVSS4.3

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedApr 23, 2026

First seenApr 23, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-863Incorrect authorization

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.4.20 or later
openclaw2026.4.20 or later

Patches

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.4.20	2026.4.20
openclawnpm	v < 2026.4.20	2026.4.20

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