OpenClaw: QMD memory_get restricts reads to canonical or indexed memory pathsGHSA-f934-5rqf-xx47
Fix: openclaw/openclaw#66026GHSA-f934-5rqf-xx47 is a CWE-183 vulnerability in openclaw. A fix is available for openclaw — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-f934-5rqf-xx47.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
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openclawnpmDescription
Summary
The QMD backend memory_get read path accepted arbitrary workspace Markdown paths that were inside the workspace but outside the canonical memory locations or indexed QMD result set.
Impact
When the QMD backend was enabled, a caller with access to memory_get could read arbitrary *.md files under the configured workspace root, even when those files were not canonical memory files and had not been returned by QMD search. Severity remains low because exploitation requires access to the memory tool surface and is limited to workspace Markdown files, but it bypassed the intended memory-path policy.
Affected versions
- Affected:
< 2026.4.15 - Patched:
2026.4.15
Fix
OpenClaw 2026.4.15 restricts QMD reads to canonical memory paths or previously indexed QMD workspace paths. Workspace containment alone is no longer sufficient.
Verified in v2026.4.15:
extensions/memory-core/src/memory/qmd-manager.tsrejects non-default workspace Markdown paths unless they match an indexed QMD workspace read path.extensions/memory-core/src/memory/qmd-manager.test.tscovers QMD session search-result reads and the read-path restriction behavior.
Fix commit included in v2026.4.15 and absent from v2026.4.14:
37d5971db36491d5050efd42c333cbe0b98ed292via PR #66026
Thanks to @zsxsoft, Keen Security Lab, and @qclawer for reporting this issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | openclaw | all versions | 2026.4.15npm install openclaw@2026.4.15 |
Affected Products
openclawopenclawDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update openclaw to 2026.4.15 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-f934-5rqf-xx47 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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