GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5 CVE-2026-44117

OpenClaw: QQBot direct media upload skipped URL SSRF validation

Medium npm

Severity: 0.0 / 10; Medium · CVSS 4.0
Exploit chance (EPSS): 0.24%; Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 14.59% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited: No; Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness: CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Fix: 2026.4.20; Upgrade openclaw to this version or later

Description

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: < 2026.4.20
Patched version: 2026.4.20

Impact

The QQBot direct-upload media path could forward attacker-controlled image URLs without applying the SSRF validation used by the local download path. This could make configured QQBot media delivery request or relay URLs the operator did not intend to allow.

The affected path is limited to QQBot outbound media handling and does not expose arbitrary local files. Severity is low.

Fix

OpenClaw now validates QQBot direct-upload media URLs before uploadC2CMedia and uploadGroupMedia direct-upload calls.

Fix commit:

49db424c8001f2f419aad85f434894d8d85c1a09

Release

Fixed in OpenClaw 2026.4.20.

Affected versions

npm

Package	Vulnerable	Fixed in
openclaw	`< 2026.4.20`	`2026.4.20`

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 → `2026.4.20`

npm

npm install openclaw@2026.4.20

yarn

yarn add openclaw@2026.4.20

pnpm

pnpm add openclaw@2026.4.20

Severity breakdown

CVSS 4.0 0.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: Present
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): None
Availability (subsequent systems): None

CVSS 3.1 5.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Weakness

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

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44117

Packages

github.com/openclaw/openclaw

Timeline

Apr 25, 2026 Published
Jun 17, 2026 Last updated by the source
Oct 31, 2026 Latest EPSS score

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