GHSA-w8g9-x8gx-crmmMediumCVSS 6.5
OpenClaw: Strict browser SSRF bypass in Playwright redirect handling leaves private targets reachable
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Impact
Strict browser SSRF bypass in Playwright redirect handling leaves private targets reachable.
Strict browser SSRF checks could miss Playwright request-time navigation to private targets.
OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Affected versions:
2026.3.8 - Patched versions:
2026.4.8
Fix
The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.
Verification
The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.
Credits
Thanks @smaeljaish771 for reporting.
🎯 Affected products1
- npm/openclaw:< 2026.4.8
🔗 References (5)
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w8g9-x8gx-crmm
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42430
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-strict-browser-ssrf-bypass-via-playwright-redirect-handling
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w8g9-x8gx-crmm