OpenClaw hardened cron webhook delivery against SSRF
Priority LOW 37CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.2.17 and below, Cron webhook delivery in src/gateway/server-cron.ts uses fetch() directly, so webhook targets can reach private/metadata/internal endpoints without SSRF policy checks. This issue was fixed in version 2026.2.19.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00369 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed openclaw (openclaw): 2026.2.19openclaw (npm): 2026.2.19
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | openclaw | before 2026.2.19 | 2026.2.19 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.2.19 | 2026.2.19 | Patch available | GHSA-w45g-5746-x9fp |
- openclaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.19 Fixed in 2026.2.19 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.19 Fixed in 2026.2.19 Patch available GHSA-w45g-5746-x9fp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA openclaw (openclaw) Fixed in 2026.2.19
- Fix · GHSA-w45g-5746-x9fp openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.19 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27488
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w45g-5746-x9fp
References
Advisory 2
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-27488 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-27488 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w45g-5746-x9fp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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