CVE-2026-41908: OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Scope Enforcement Bypass in Assistant-Media Route

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

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.

Affected products

OpenClaw: before 2026.4.20 — fixed in 2026.4.20

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenClaw 2026.4.20. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-scope-enforcement-bypass-in-assistant-media-route

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