{"id":"CVE-2026-41366","aliases":["GHSA-57gh-m6rq-54cf"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41366","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Arbitrary Host File Read via appendLocalMediaParentRoots Self-Whitelisting","details":"## Summary\nMedia Local Roots Self-Whitelisting in `appendLocalMediaParentRoots` Allows Model-Initiated Arbitrary Host File Read and Credential Exfiltration\n\n## Current Maintainer Triage\n- Status: narrow\n- Normalized severity: medium\n- Assessment: v2026.3.28 still self-whitelists media parent dirs in src/media/local-roots.ts, but only after config already permits tool-fs root expansion, so the impact is narrower than the default-critical framing.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published npm version: `2026.3.31`\n- Vulnerable version range: `<=2026.3.28`\n- Patched versions: `>= 2026.3.31`\n- First stable tag containing the fix: `v2026.3.31`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `1ca4261d7e055d0be141ed79ebb1365d0fbc7364` — 2026-03-30T17:15:03+01:00\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","published":"2026-04-27T23:24:29.277Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:12.170530063Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.3.31"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1ca4261d7e055d0be141ed79ebb1365d0fbc7364","label":"openclaw/openclaw@1ca4261"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41366.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-57gh-m6rq-54cf"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41366"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-host-file-read-via-appendlocalmediaparentroots-self-whitelisting"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1ca4261d7e055d0be141ed79ebb1365d0fbc7364"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-10-28T02:31:12.170530063Z"}}