OpenClaw < 2026.4.15 - Arbitrary Markdown File Read via QMD memory_get

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-44111
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-06 20:16:34 UTC
Updated2026-05-07 19:42:03 UTC
DescriptionOpenClaw before 2026.4.15 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the QMD backend memory_get function that allows callers to read any Markdown files within the workspace root. Attackers with access to the memory tool can bypass path restrictions by providing arbitrary workspace Markdown paths to read files outside canonical memory locations or indexed QMD result sets.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 2.3 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.000300000 probability, percentile 0.087300000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-183 | CWE-183 CWE-183: Permissive List of Allowed Inputs

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary2.3LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS2.3LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1[email protected]Primary4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openclaw Openclaw All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA OpenClaw OpenClaw affected 2026.4.15 semver Not specified
CNA OpenClaw OpenClaw unaffected 2026.4.15 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f934-5rqf-xx47 [email protected] github.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-markdown-file-read-via-qmd-memo... [email protected] www.vulncheck.com Third Party Advisory
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/37d5971db36491d5050efd42c333cbe0b98e... [email protected] github.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: zsx (@zsxsoft) (en)

CNA: KeenSecurityLab (en)

CNA: qclawer (en)

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