What is CVE-2026-35668?

CVE-2026-35668 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-35668?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Openclaw

CVE-2026-35668

OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains a path traversal vulnerability in sandbox enforcement allowing sandboxed agents to read arbitrary files from other agents' workspaces via unnormalized mediaUrl or fileUrl parameter keys. Attackers can exploit incomplete parameter validation in normalizeSandboxMediaParams and missing mediaLocalRoots context to access sensitive files including API keys and configuration data outside designated sandbox roots.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (30.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.24

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35668?: CVE-2026-35668 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-35668?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.