{"cve":"CVE-2026-27522","nvd":{"published":"2026-03-18T02:16:23.220","modified":"2026-06-17T10:27:18.213","status":"Analyzed","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a local media root bypass vulnerability in sendAttachment and setGroupIcon message actions when sandboxRoot is unset. Attackers can hydrate media from local absolute paths to read arbitrary host files accessible by the runtime user.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7.1},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/270ab03e379f9653e15f7033c9830399b66b7e51","https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fqcm-97m6-w7rm","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-read-via-sendattachment-and-setgroupicon-message-actions"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:26:19.218427112+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-27522","score":0.00387,"percentile":0.32774,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-fqcm-97m6-w7rm","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fqcm-97m6-w7rm","summary":"OpenClaw: Message action attachment hydration bypasses local media root checks when sandboxRoot is unset","modified":"2026-03-18T22:02:27.123465Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.2.24"],"fixed":["2026.2.24"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}