Vulnerability · Published Mar 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-32008OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Arbitrary Local File Read via Browser Navigation Guard

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contain an improper URL scheme validation vulnerability in the assertBrowserNavigationAllowed() function that allows authenticated users with browser-tool access to navigate to file:// URLs. Attackers can exploit this by accessing local files readable by the OpenClaw process user through browser snapshot and extraction actions to exfiltrate sensitive data.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.2.21	GHSA-45cg-2683-gfmq

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.2.21

Weakness: CWE-610 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-45cg-2683-gfmq) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Arbitrary Local File Read via Browser Navigation Guard third-party-advisory