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GHSA-qmwg-qprg-3j38
No affected components available
Summary
Browser interaction routes could pivot into local CDP and regain file reads.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw - Ecosystem: npm
- Affected versions:
< 2026.4.9 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.4.9
Impact
Browser act/evaluate interactions could trigger navigation into the local CDP origin and then create or read disallowed file:// pages despite direct navigation guards.
Technical Details
The fix re-checks browser URLs after interaction-driven navigations and blocks targets that violate the configured navigation policy.
Fix
The issue was fixed in #63226. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.9, and openclaw@2026.4.14 includes the fix.
Fix Commit(s)
5f5b3d733bdd791cb457f838514179e1288b10b3- PR: #63226
Release Process Note
Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.9 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.
Credits
Thanks to @tdjackey for reporting this issue.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights.
Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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