CVE-2026-27522 | OpenClaw up to 2026.2.23 Message sendAttachment/setGroupIcon path traversal (GHSA-fqcm-97m6-w7rm)

VDB-351493 · CVE-2026-27522 · GHSA-FQCM-97M6-W7RM OPENCLAW UP TO 2026.2.23 MESSAGE SENDATTACHMENT/SETGROUPICON PATH TRAVERSAL HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 5.3 $0-$5k 0.97+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.23. Affected is the function sendAttachment/setGroupIcon of the component Message Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-27522. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.23. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sendAttachment/setGroupIcon of the component Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is: OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a local media root bypass vulnerability in sendAttachment and setGroupIcon message actions when sandboxRoot is unset. Attackers can hydrate media from local absolute paths to read arbitrary host files accessible by the runtime user. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-27522 since 02/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue. Upgrading to version 2026.2.24 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 270ab03e379f9653e15f7033c9830399b66b7e51 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Productinfo Type Artificial Intelligence Software Name OpenClaw Version 2026.2.0 2026.2.1 2026.2.2 2026.2.3 2026.2.4 2026.2.5 2026.2.6 2026.2.7 2026.2.8 2026.2.9 2026.2.10 2026.2.11 2026.2.12 2026.2.13 2026.2.14 2026.2.15 2026.2.16 2026.2.17 2026.2.18 2026.2.19 2026.2.20 2026.2.21 2026.2.22 2026.2.23 License open-source Website Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3 VulDB Base Score: 4.3 VulDB Temp Score: 4.1 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 6.5 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Path traversal CWE: CWE-22 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.2.24 Patch: 270ab03e379f9653e15f7033c9830399b66b7e51 Timelineinfo 02/19/2026 CVE reserved 03/18/2026 +27 days Advisory disclosed 03/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 03/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: GHSA-fqcm-97m6-w7rm Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-27522 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-27522 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351493 Entryinfo Created: 03/18/2026 07:26 Changes: 03/18/2026 07:26 (80) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:94E:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸