OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Internal Page Content Exposure via Browser Snapshot and Screenshot Routes
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.4.14 contains an improper access control vulnerability in browser snapshot, screenshot, and tab routes that fail to consistently validate the final browser target after navigation. Authenticated callers can bypass SSRF restrictions to expose internal or disallowed page content by exploiting route-driven navigation without proper policy re-validation.
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 2026.4.14 | 2026.4.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.4.14 | 2026.4.14 | Patch available | GHSA-c4qm-58hj-j6pj |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.14 Fixed in 2026.4.14 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.14 Fixed in 2026.4.14 Patch available GHSA-c4qm-58hj-j6pj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.14
- Fix · GHSA-c4qm-58hj-j6pj openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.14 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.4.14
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-31700 OpenClaw 2026.4.7 < 2026.4.14 - Privilege Escalation via Untrusted Webhook Wake EventsPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-31699 OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Authorization Context Reuse in Collect-Mode Queue BatchesPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-31706 OpenClaw 2026.4.10 < 2026.4.14 - Missing Sender Authorization in Microsoft Teams SSO Invoke HandlerPriority LOW 34
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42436
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4qm-58hj-j6pj
References
More OpenClaw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07590 Crabbox < v0.12.0 Environment Variable Information Disclosure CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-65190 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via system.execApprovals.set CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-65188 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Authorization Bypass 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-42436 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42436 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c4qm-58hj-j6pj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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