GHSA-846p-hgpv-vphc OpenClaw: QQ Bot structured payloads could read arbitrary local files

Not scored Published 7 Apr 2026

Attackers can read arbitrary local files on the host via crafted QQ Bot structured payloads in OpenClaw.

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 GHSA-846p-hgpv-vphc?

GHSA-846p-hgpv-vphc is a path traversal vulnerability in openclaw, published on 7 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by GHSA-846p-hgpv-vphc?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`openclaw` npm	All versions	`2026.4.2`
`openclaw` npm	All versions	`2026.4.2`

How do I fix GHSA-846p-hgpv-vphc?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.2 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is GHSA-846p-hgpv-vphc being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GHSA-846p-hgpv-vphc in the wild and no public exploit code.