OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Server-Side Request Forgery via Browser CDP Profile Creation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in browser CDP profile creation that skips strict-mode SSRF policy checks. Attackers can create stored profiles pointing to private-network or metadata endpoints that bypass security policies and are later probed during normal profile status operations.
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.20
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.4.20
8 records Highest priority Priority LOW 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-32860 OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Hook Session-Key Bypass via Template MappingPriority LOW 34
- TI-2026-32857 OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Improper Trust Labeling in Isolated Cron Awareness EventsPriority LOW 33
- TI-2026-32859 OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Gateway Config Mutation Guard Bypass via Agent Tool AccessPriority LOW 26
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45000
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5w5h-c32q-r6w9
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-2026-45000 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-45000 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5w5h-c32q-r6w9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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