OpenClaw: QQ Bot structured payloads could read arbitrary local files
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
## Summary Before OpenClaw 2026.4.2, QQ Bot structured media payloads could read local files from attacker-chosen paths. A crafted structured payload could escape QQ Bot-owned media roots and cause arbitrary file reads on the host. ## Impact Prompt-influenced structured payload output could exfiltrate any host file readable by the OpenClaw process through the QQ Bot media-send path. This was a real confidentiality bug on the host filesystem boundary. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<= 2026.4.1` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.4.2` - Latest published npm version: `2026.4.1` ## Fix Commit(s) - `2c45b06afdd6f7c621038b5419d8e661cff34a7f` — restrict QQ Bot structured payload local paths ## Release Process Note The fix is present on `main` and is staged for OpenClaw `2026.4.2`. Publish this advisory after the `2026.4.2` npm release is live. Thanks @feiyang666 of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.4.2 | 2026.4.2 | Patch available | GHSA-846p-hgpv-vphc |
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.2 Fixed in 2026.4.2 Patch available GHSA-846p-hgpv-vphc
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-846p-hgpv-vphc openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-846p-hgpv-vphc
References
Sources
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