Protection Mechanism Failure in OpenClaw - #VU128591
Published: April 30, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128591
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to read disallowed local files.
The vulnerability exists due to protection mechanism failure in browser interaction routes when triggering interaction-driven navigations into the local CDP origin. A remote user can cause navigation to the local CDP origin and then create or read disallowed file:// pages to read disallowed local files.
The issue occurs despite direct navigation guards.
Affected software
OpenClaw
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenClaw - update to 2026.4.9