OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - HTML Injection via Unvalidated Image MIME Type in Data-URL Interpolation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an html injection vulnerability in the HTML session exporter that allows attackers to execute arbitrary javascript by injecting malicious mimeType values in image content blocks. Attackers can craft session entries with specially crafted mimeType attributes that break out of the img src data-URL context to achieve cross-site scripting when exported HTML is opened.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | before 2026.2.23 | 2026.2.23 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.2.23 | 2026.2.23 | Patch available | GHSA-2ww6-868g-2c56 |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.23 Fixed in 2026.2.23 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.23 Fixed in 2026.2.23 Patch available GHSA-2ww6-868g-2c56
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.2.23
- Fix · GHSA-2ww6-868g-2c56 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.23 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.2.23
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-24549 OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Sandbox Bypass in apply_patch Tool via Workspace-Only Check BypassPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-24534 OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Allowlist Exec-Guard Bypass via env -SPriority LOW 31
- TI-2026-24544 OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Sandbox Boundary Bypass via Image Tool workspaceOnly BypassPriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32040
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2ww6-868g-2c56
References
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-32040 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32040 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2ww6-868g-2c56 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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