# CVE-2026-102806: OpenClaw incorrect authorization in Gateway media root allowlist

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-102806-openclaw-before-2026-9-5-contains-an-incorrect-authorization  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-29. Updated: 2026-09-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-102806 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.3 · Published 2026-09-29

OpenClaw is an AI agent platform that provides automated task execution across operating systems and platforms. A flaw in the Gateway component's file access controls allows sandboxed AI sessions to read files from sibling sessions or shared workspace directories, potentially exposing sensitive data across session boundaries that should be isolated from one another.

Technologies: [Openclaw](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/openclaw). Vendors: [Openclaw](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/openclaw).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-102806 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-102806 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-102806?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.3, published 29 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Openclaw before 2026.9.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-102806?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-102806 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-102806?** Check whether you run Openclaw at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is an incorrect authorization flaw in the Gateway's local media root allowlist that fails to restrict file reads to the active session. Sandboxed sessions or untrusted content can bypass filesystem isolation through media pipeline functions, enabling reads from sibling session sandboxes and shared workspace directories. The issue was patched in version 2026.9.5.

## Affected products

- OpenClaw OpenClaw before 2026.9.5

## Timeline

- 2026-09-29: disclosed

## References

- [https://docs.openclaw.ai/releases/2026.9.5](https://docs.openclaw.ai/releases/2026.9.5)
- [https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw)

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