| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | medium (CVSS 5) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-05-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
| Affected versions | openclaw < 2026.4.20 |
| Fixed in | 2026.4.20 |
| Weakness | CWE-918 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
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.
What to do
- Upgrade OpenClaw to
2026.4.20or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-45000
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1fd049e3074cac72f6734a7fe88468c84f5f8bd7
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e90c89cf8b1459f2aa1f3a665be67392b6c03fdf
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-server-side-request-forgery-via-browser-cdp-profile-creation
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-j4c5-89f5-f3pm
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