OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Chrome DevTools Protocol Exposure via Overly Broad CDP Relay Binding
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.4.10 contains an improper network binding vulnerability in the sandbox browser CDP relay that exposes Chrome DevTools Protocol on 0.0.0.0. Attackers can access the DevTools protocol outside intended local sandbox boundaries by exploiting the overly broad binding configuration.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.10
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.4.10
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-31709 OpenClaw 2026.2.21 < 2026.4.10 - Authentication Bypass in Sandbox noVNC Helper RoutePriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-31712 OpenClaw 2026.3.31 < 2026.4.10 - Privilege Escalation via Missed Async Exec Completion…Priority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-31718 OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Insufficient Environment Variable Denylist in Exec PolicyPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43581
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmv5-r8v7-g6g5
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-2026-43581 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43581 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xmv5-r8v7-g6g5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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