AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-43527: OpenClaw: Browser SSRF policy default allowed private-network navigation

mediumCVSS 4.0 6.9 · 3.1 7.7GHSA-53vx-pmqw-863c

Summary Browser SSRF policy default allowed private-network navigation. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected 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.

Published Apr 17, 2026 · Updated May 8, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.4.14
Fixed in: 2026.4.14
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

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 [email protected] includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

024f4614a1a1831406e763adc40ef226e3d5e9ed
1dabfef28db523e7de81edeb3dd689e9171236a2
213c36cf51121ef6c05cfccd78037371f968f31a
7eecfa411df3d12e6b810e6ca5df47254fc3db3f
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.

Credited to dhyabi2.

References

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