Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-100549OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Path Traversal via QQBot voice filenames
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
OpenClaw versions before 2026.8.1 contain a path traversal vulnerability in QQBot voice attachment handling where filenames are decoded twice, allowing encoded traversal segments to reappear after sanitization. Attackers can supply crafted voice attachments that write files outside the intended staging directory to other process-writable locations.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rm45-4jx5-2927) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Path Traversal via QQBot voice filenames third-party-advisory