SSRF in Openclaw
CVE-2026-45000
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.
Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.20
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-j4c5-89f5-f3pm (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1fd049e3074cac72f6734a7fe88468c84f5f8bd7 (Patch, patch)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e90c89cf8b1459f2aa1f3a665be67392b6c03fdf (Patch, patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-server-side-request-forgery-via-browser-c… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-45000?
- CVE-2026-45000 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-45000?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.