Is CVE-2026-42438 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-42438 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-42438?

CVE-2026-42438 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-42438?

CVE-2026-42438 has an EPSS score of 0.24% (14th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-42438

HIGH

7.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenClaw versions 2026.4.9 before 2026.4.10 contain a sender policy bypass vulnerability in the outbound host-media attachment read helper that allows unauthorized local file disclosure. Attackers with denied read access via toolsBySender or group policy can trigger host-media attachment loading to bypass sender and group-scoped authorization boundaries and retrieve readable local files through the outbound media path.

CWE-863

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

14thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 14% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-07.