CVE-2026-41908: OpenClaw · Assistant media route missed scope enforcement for trusted-proxy authorization
Affects openclawSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium : upgrade to 2026.4.20 when convenient.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 01:26 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2026.4.20
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.20.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npmopenclaw | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade OpenClaw to version 2026.4.20 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed by enforcing the operator.read scope on identity-bearing HTTP auth paths for assistant-media file and metadata requests. No additional mitigation is required as the fix addresses the scope enforcement issue directly.
Description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.4.20 contain a vulnerability in the assistant-media route where trusted-proxy callers were authenticated but the enforcement of operator scopes on identity-bearing HTTP auth paths was missing. This allowed trusted-proxy callers without the required operator.read scope to access assistant-media files and metadata within allowed media roots. The route still required gateway authentication and media-root checks. The issue is fixed in version 2026.4.20.
References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v8qf-fr4g-28p2 (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41908 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/99ef3a63c58440d53f8e45ad861b846032fcb036 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-scope-enforcement-bypass-in-assistant-media-route (opens in a new tab)