| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | low (CVSS 2.8) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-09-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-16 |
| Affected versions | <= 0.1.6 read from the advisory text: NVD has not published CPE data yet |
| Fixed in | see the vendor advisory |
| Weakness | CWE-436 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
A vulnerability was detected in OpenClaw ClawScan up to 0.1.6. The impacted element is the function IsBinaryFile of the file internal/runner/static_scanner.go of the component File Classifier. The manipulation results in interpretation conflict. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.1.7 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 04401337b3adb9343bd338b21e5e258bf49ca9c8. You should upgrade the affected component.
What to do
- NVD lists no fixed version yet: follow the vendor advisory below and keep OpenClaw off the public internet until a fix ships.
- Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-91835
- https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/
- https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/commit/04401337b3adb9343bd338b21e5e258bf49ca9c8
- https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/issues/42
- https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/pull/43
- https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/releases/tag/v0.1.7
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-91835
- https://vuldb.com/submit/933532
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/404071
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/404071/cti
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