AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-31989: OpenClaw has web_search citation redirect SSRF via private-network-allowing policy

highCVSS 4.0 8.7GHSA-g99v-8hwm-g76g

Summary Gemini websearch citation redirect resolution used a private-network-allowing SSRF policy. A citation URL redirect could target loopback/private/internal destinations and be fetched by the gateway. Impact An attacker who can influence citation redirect targets could trigger internal-network requests from the OpenClaw host.

Published Mar 2, 2026 · Updated Mar 20, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.3.1
Fixed in: 2026.3.1
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Gemini web_search citation redirect resolution used a private-network-allowing SSRF policy. A citation URL redirect could target loopback/private/internal destinations and be fetched by the gateway.

Impact

An attacker who can influence citation redirect targets could trigger internal-network requests from the OpenClaw host.

Fix

Citation redirect resolution now uses strict/default SSRF policy (no private-network override), blocking localhost/private/internal redirect targets.

Affected and Patched Versions

Affected: <= 2026.2.26
Patched: 2026.3.1

Credited to tdjackey.

References

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