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High · 7.1 CVE-2026-26317 EUVD-2026-8433GHSA-3fqr-4cg8-h96q

OpenClaw affected by cross-site request forgery (CSRF) through loopback browser mutation endpoints

Published Feb 19, 2026 · Updated Feb 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to 2026.2.14, browser-facing localhost mutation routes accepted cross-origin browser requests without explicit Origin/Referer validation. Loopback binding reduces remote exposure but does not prevent browser-initiated requests from malicious origins. A malicious website can trigger unauthorized state changes against a victim's local OpenClaw browser control plane (for example opening tabs, starting/stopping the browser, mutating storage/cookies) if the browser control service is reachable on loopback in the victim's browser context. Starting in version 2026.2.14, mutating HTTP methods (POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE) are rejected when the request indicates a non-loopback Origin/Referer (or `Sec-Fetch-Site: cross-site`). Other mitigations include enabling browser control auth (token/password) and avoid running with auth disabled.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
openclaw openclaw < 2026.2.14 —
openclaw clawdbot <= 2026.1.24-3 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm clawdbot <= 2026.1.24-3 — GHSA-3fqr-4cg8-h96q
npm openclaw < 2026.2.14 2026.2.14 GHSA-3fqr-4cg8-h96q

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