CVE-2026-100549 OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Path Traversal via QQBot voice filenames
Attackers can write files outside the intended directory via crafted voice attachments in OpenClaw, potentially compromising the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-100549?
CVE-2026-100549 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in OpenClaw, published on 26 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-100549?
How do I fix CVE-2026-100549?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-100549 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-100549 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hj9p-9244-xg6j, GHSA-rm45-4jx5-2927, MINI-ch9g-x6cg-jc4x.