OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Server-Side Request Forgery Policy Bypass via Interaction-Triggered Navigation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a server-side request forgery policy bypass vulnerability allowing attackers to trigger navigations bypassing normal SSRF checks. Attackers can exploit browser interactions to bypass SSRF protections and access restricted resources.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 2026.4.8 | 2026.4.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.4.8 | 2026.4.8 | Patch available | GHSA-vr5g-mmx7-h897 |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.8 Fixed in 2026.4.8 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.8 Fixed in 2026.4.8 Patch available GHSA-vr5g-mmx7-h897
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.8
- Fix · GHSA-vr5g-mmx7-h897 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.8 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.4.8
18 records Highest priority Priority LOW 18 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-30716 OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Improper Authorization in node.pair.approve via operator.write ScopePriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-30721 OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Persistent Profile Mutation via node.invoke(browser.proxy) BypassPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-30713 OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - strictInlineEval Approval Boundary Bypass via Approval-Timeout FallbackPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41912
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr5g-mmx7-h897
References
Patch 1
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-2026-41912 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41912 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vr5g-mmx7-h897 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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