OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Server-Side Request Forgery in QQBot Direct Media Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- 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 before 2026.4.20 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in QQBot direct media upload that skips URL validation. Attackers can bypass SSRF protections by sending crafted image URLs to uploadC2CMedia and uploadGroupMedia endpoints to relay unintended requests.
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 2026.4.20 | 2026.4.20 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.4.20 | 2026.4.20 | Patch available | GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5 |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.20 Fixed in 2026.4.20 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.20 Fixed in 2026.4.20 Patch available GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.20
- Fix · GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.20 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.4.20
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-32130 OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Environment Variable Namespace Collision via Workspace dotenvPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44117
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5
References
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-2026-44117 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44117 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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