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GHSA-56f2-hvwg-5743

HighCVSS 7.6 / 10
Published Feb 17, 2026·Last modified Feb 22, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the Image tool allowed attackers to force OpenClaw to make HTTP requests to arbitrary internal or restricted network targets.

Affected Versions

  • npm: openclaw <= 2026.2.1

Patched Versions

  • npm: openclaw 2026.2.2 and later

Fix Commits

  • 81c68f582d4a9a20d9cca9f367d2da9edc5a65ae (guard remote media fetches with SSRF checks)
  • 9bd64c8a1f91dda602afc1d5246a2ff2be164647 (expand SSRF guard coverage)

Details

The Image tool accepts file paths, file:// URLs, data: URLs, and http(s) URLs. In vulnerable versions, http(s) URLs were fetched without SSRF protections, enabling requests to localhost, RFC1918, link-local, and cloud metadata targets.

This was fixed by routing remote media fetching through the SSRF guard (private/internal IP + hostname blocking, redirect hardening, DNS pinning).

Exploitability Notes

  • Requires attacker-controlled invocation of the Image tool (direct tool access, or a gateway/channel surface that forwards untrusted image arguments into tool calls).
  • The image tool expects the fetched content to be an image. Many high-value SSRF targets return text/JSON (for example cloud metadata endpoints), which will typically fail media-type validation. In practice, the most direct confidentiality impact comes from internal endpoints that actually return images (screenshots/renderers, camera snapshots, chart exports, etc.).
  • Remote fetches are GET-only with no custom headers. Some metadata services require special headers or session tokens (for example GCP Metadata-Flavor, AWS IMDSv2 token), which can further reduce the likelihood of direct credential theft in some environments.
  • Despite the above constraints, SSRF remains a powerful primitive: it can enable internal network probing and access to unauthenticated/internal HTTP endpoints, and can chain with other weaknesses if present.

Thanks @p80n-sec for reporting.

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.6

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data. There is a low impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
7.0

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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