What is CVE-2026-43533?

CVE-2026-43533 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-43533?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Openclaw

CVE-2026-43533

OpenClaw before 2026.4.10 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in QQBot media tags that allows attackers to reference host-local paths outside the intended media storage boundary. Attackers can craft malicious reply text containin…

EPSS: 0.001 (18.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-66r7-m7xm-v49h) (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Patch Commit (Patch, patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Arbitrary Local File Read via QQBot Media Tags (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43533?: CVE-2026-43533 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-43533?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.