GHSA-45CG-2683-GFMQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 21:37 – Updated: 2026-03-19 22:19
VLAI?
Summary
OpenClaw browser navigation guard allowed non-network URL schemes, enabling authenticated browser-tool users to access file:// local files
Details

Impact

assertBrowserNavigationAllowed() validated only http:/https: network targets but implicitly allowed other schemes. An authenticated gateway user could navigate browser sessions to file:// URLs and read local files via browser snapshot/extraction flows.

Affected Component

  • src/browser/navigation-guard.ts

Technical Reproduction

  1. Authenticate to a gateway that has browser tooling enabled.
  2. Invoke browser navigation with a file:// URL (for example file:///etc/passwd).
  3. Read page content through browser snapshot/extract actions.

Demonstrated Impact

An attacker with valid gateway credentials and browser-tool access can exfiltrate local files readable by the OpenClaw process user (for example config/secrets in that user context).

Environment

  • OpenClaw browser tool enabled
  • Attacker has authenticated access capable of invoking browser actions

Remediation Advice

Reject unsupported navigation schemes and allow only explicitly safe non-network URLs. OpenClaw now blocks non-network schemes (such as file:, data:, and javascript:) while preserving about:blank.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.2.19-2
  • Patched in planned next release: 2026.2.21

Fix Commit(s)

  • 220bd95eff6838234e8b4b711f86d4565e16e401

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.21) so once npm 2026.2.21 is published, the advisory can be published directly.

OpenClaw thanks @q1uf3ng for reporting.

Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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  "modified": "2026-03-19T22:19:19Z",
  "published": "2026-03-03T21:37:59Z",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw browser navigation guard allowed non-network URL schemes, enabling authenticated browser-tool users to access file:// local files"
}


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