What is CVE-2026-44996?

CVE-2026-44996 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-44996?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Openclaw

CVE-2026-44996

OpenClaw before 2026.4.15 contains an arbitrary local file read vulnerability in the webchat audio embedding helper that fails to apply local media root containment checks. Attackers can influence agent or tool-produced ReplyPayload.mediaU…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (16.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44996?: CVE-2026-44996 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-44996?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.