GHSA-53vx-pmqw-863c CVE-2026-43527
OpenClaw: Browser SSRF policy default allowed private-network navigation
- Severity
- 0.0 / 10
- High · CVSS 4.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.28%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 20.56% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
- CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- Fix
2026.4.14- Upgrade openclaw to this version or later
Description
Summary
Browser SSRF policy default allowed private-network navigation.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw - Ecosystem: npm
- Affected versions:
< 2026.4.14 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.4.14
Impact
Browser SSRF protection could allow private-network navigation by default in paths where restrictive behavior was expected, exposing internal services or metadata endpoints through browser-driven requests.
Technical Details
The fix preserves strict SSRF configuration semantics, keeps private-network access disabled unless explicitly opted in, and updates loopback CDP readiness handling for the stricter default.
Fix
The issue was fixed in #66354 and #66386. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.14, and openclaw@2026.4.14 includes the fix.
Fix Commit(s)
024f4614a1a1831406e763adc40ef226e3d5e9ed1dabfef28db523e7de81edeb3dd689e9171236a2213c36cf51121ef6c05cfccd78037371f968f31a7eecfa411df3d12e6b810e6ca5df47254fc3db3f- PR: #66354, #66386
Release Process Note
Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.14 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.
Credits
Thanks to @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.
Affected versions
npm
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openclaw | < 2026.4.14 |
2026.4.14 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
openclaw npm → 2026.4.14
- npm
npm install openclaw@2026.4.14- yarn
yarn add openclaw@2026.4.14- pnpm
pnpm add openclaw@2026.4.14
Severity breakdown
CVSS 4.0 0.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
- None
- Integrity (vulnerable system)
- None
- Availability (vulnerable system)
- None
- Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
- Low
- Integrity (subsequent systems)
- Low
- Availability (subsequent systems)
- None
CVSS 3.1 7.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Weakness
CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product's installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure.
CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-53vx-pmqw-863c
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/66354
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/66386
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/024f4614a1a1831406e763adc40ef226e3d5e9ed
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1dabfef28db523e7de81edeb3dd689e9171236a2
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/213c36cf51121ef6c05cfccd78037371f968f31a
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7eecfa411df3d12e6b810e6ca5df47254fc3db3f
- vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-server-side-request-forgery-via-private-network-…
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
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