What is CVE-2026-41911?

CVE-2026-41911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-41911?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Openclaw

CVE-2026-41911

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a filesystem policy bypass vulnerability in docx upload processing that allows local file reads outside workspace boundaries. Attackers can exploit upload_file and upload_image endpoints to access files be…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (19.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5fc7-f62m-8983) (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Patch Commit (Patch, patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Workspace-Only Filesystem Policy Bypass via docx upload_file/upload_image (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41911?: CVE-2026-41911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-41911?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.