# CVE-2026-34510: OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Remote File URL Acceptance in Windows Media Loaders

> Attackers can bypass access restrictions in OpenClaw Windows media loaders by using remote file URLs, leading to unauthorized data access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w4h3-gpv2-82qc, MINI-wqmq-2q2g-vrgc

## What is CVE-2026-34510?

CVE-2026-34510 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 1 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a path traversal vulnerability in Windows media loaders that accepts remote-host file URLs and UNC-style paths before local-path validation. Attackers can exploit this by providing network-hosted file targets that are treated as local content, bypassing intended access restrictions.

Weakness: CWE-41 (Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-34510?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openclaw Openclaw.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-34510?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-34510 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-34510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

- [CVE-2026-28363](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28363/): Security feature bypass in OpenClaw (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-30741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30741/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-33579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33579/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-32922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32922/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-32978](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32978/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners (critical 9.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-34510 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-34510 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 1 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-34510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Openclaw Openclaw. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34510/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34510/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-34510
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34510
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-34510

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34510/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.