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7.5

OpenClaw SSRF Protection Can Be Bypassed with Certain IPv6 Addresses

CVE-2026-26324 GHSA-jrvc-8ff5-2f9f
Summary

OpenClaw's built-in security feature to block certain types of internet requests can be tricked into allowing malicious access. This could allow hackers to access internal systems or networks that should be off-limits. To protect your system, update to the latest version of OpenClaw, which includes a fix for this issue.

What to do
  • Update steipete openclaw to version 2026.2.14.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versionsFix available
steipete openclaw <= 2026.2.14 2026.2.14
openclaw openclaw <= 2026.2.14 –
Original title
OpenClaw has a SSRF guard bypass via full-form IPv4-mapped IPv6 (loopback / metadata reachable)
Original description
### Summary

OpenClaw's SSRF protection could be bypassed using full-form IPv4-mapped IPv6 literals such as `0:0:0:0:0:ffff:7f00:1` (which is `127.0.0.1`). This could allow requests that should be blocked (loopback / private network / link-local metadata) to pass the SSRF guard.

- Vulnerable component: SSRF guard (`src/infra/net/ssrf.ts`)
- Issue type: SSRF protection bypass

### Affected Packages / Versions

- Package: `openclaw` (npm)
- Vulnerable: `<= 2026.2.13`
- Patched: `>= 2026.2.14` (planned next release)

### Details

The SSRF guard's IP classification did not consistently detect private IPv4 addresses when they were embedded in IPv6 using full-form IPv4-mapped IPv6 notation. As a result, inputs like `0:0:0:0:0:ffff:7f00:1` could bypass loopback/private network blocking.

### Fix Commit(s)

- `c0c0e0f9aecb913e738742f73e091f2f72d39a19`

### Release Process Note

This advisory is kept in draft state with the patched version set to the planned next release. Once `[email protected]` is published to npm, the only remaining step should be to publish this advisory.

Thanks @yueyueL for reporting.
nvd CVSS3.1 7.5
Vulnerability type
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Published: 17 Feb 2026 · Updated: 11 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026