OpenClaw < 2026.4.12 - Server-Side Request Forgery via QQBot Reply Media URL Handling
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.4.12 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in QQBot reply media URL handling that allows attackers to fetch arbitrary content. Attackers can exploit this by providing malicious media URLs that trigger SSRF requests, with fetched bytes subsequently re-uploaded through the channel.
Why it matters now
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 2026.4.12 | 2026.4.12 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.4.12 | 2026.4.12 | Patch available | GHSA-2767-2q9v-9326 |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.12 Fixed in 2026.4.12 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.12 Fixed in 2026.4.12 Patch available GHSA-2767-2q9v-9326
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.12
- Fix · GHSA-2767-2q9v-9326 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.12 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.4.12
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-31694 OpenClaw 2026.2.23 < 2026.4.12 - Weakened Exec Approval Binding via busybox and toybox Applet ExecutionPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-30725 OpenClaw 2026.2.22 < 2026.4.12 - Shell-Wrapper Detection Bypass via Environment Variable Assignment InjectionPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-31708 OpenClaw < 2026.4.12 - Improper Authorization via Empty Approver ListsPriority LOW 26
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43526
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2767-2q9v-9326
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-2026-43526 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43526 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2767-2q9v-9326 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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