AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

GHSA-qmwg-qprg-3j38: OpenClaw: Browser interaction routes could pivot into local CDP and regain file reads

mediumCVSS 4.0 5.9

Summary Browser interaction routes could pivot into local CDP and regain file reads. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.4.9 Impact Browser act/evaluate interactions could trigger navigation into the local CDP origin and then create or read disallowed file:// pages despite direct navigation guards.

Published Apr 17, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.4.9
Fixed in: 2026.4.9
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Browser interaction routes could pivot into local CDP and regain file reads.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw
Ecosystem: npm
Affected versions: < 2026.4.9
Patched versions: >= 2026.4.9

Impact

Browser act/evaluate interactions could trigger navigation into the local CDP origin and then create or read disallowed file:// pages despite direct navigation guards.

Technical Details

The fix re-checks browser URLs after interaction-driven navigations and blocks targets that violate the configured navigation policy.

Fix

The issue was fixed in #63226. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.9, and [email protected] includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

5f5b3d733bdd791cb457f838514179e1288b10b3
PR: #63226

Release Process Note

Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.9 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @tdjackey for reporting this issue.

Credited to tdjackey.

References

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