Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-45000OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Server-Side Request Forgery via Browser CDP Profile Creation

Medium 5.0

In plain English

A medium-severity server-side request forgery in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.0Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in browser CDP profile creation that skips strict-mode SSRF policy checks. Attackers can create stored profiles pointing to private-network or metadata endpoints that bypass security policies and are later probed during normal profile status operations.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.4.20	GHSA-j4c5-89f5-f3pm

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.4.20

Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-j4c5-89f5-f3pm) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit (1) patch
Patch Commit (2) patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Server-Side Request Forgery via Browser CDP Profile Creation third-party-advisory