CVE-2026-28468
highpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.001 · 4 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw versions 2026.1.29-beta.1 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a vulnerability in the sandbox browser bridge server in which it accepts requests without requiring gateway authentication, allowing local attackers to access browser control endpoints. A local attacker can enumerate tabs, retrieve WebSocket URLs, execute JavaScript, and exfiltrate cookies and session data from authenticated browser contexts.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–8.5
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0424OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann diese Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, sich erhöhte Berechtigungen zu verschaffen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder andere, nicht näher bezeichnete Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-h9g4-589h-68xvOpenClaw has an authentication bypass in sandbox browser bridge server2026-02-18ghsa · osvUS
## Summary openclaw could start the sandbox browser bridge server without authentication. When the sandboxed browser is enabled, openclaw runs a local (loopback) HTTP bridge that exposes browser control endpoints (for example `/profiles`, `/tabs`, `/tabs/open`, `/agent/*`). Due to missing auth wiring in the sandbox initialization path, that bridge server accepted requests without requiring gateway auth. ## Impact A local attacker (any process on the same machine) could access the bridge server port and: - enumerate open tabs and retrieve CDP WebSocket URLs - open/close/navigate tabs - execute JavaScript in page contexts via CDP - exfiltrate cookies/session data and page contents from authenticated sessions This is a localhost-only exposure (CVSS AV:L), but provides full browser-session compromise for sandboxed browser usage. ## Affected Versions - Introduced in: `2026.1.29-beta.1` (first npm release that shipped the sandbox browser bridge) - Affected range: `>=2026.1.29-beta.1 <2026.2.14` ## Patched Versions - `2026.2.14` ## Mitigation - Upgrade to `2026.2.14` (recommended). - Or disable the sandboxed browser (`agents.defaults.sandbox.browser.enabled=false`). ## Fix Details - The sandbox browser bridge server now always requires auth and enforces the same gateway browser control auth (token/password) that loopback browser clients already use. - Additional hardening: bridge server refuses non-loopback binds; local helper servers are bound to loopback. - Added regression tests (including unit coverage for per-port bridge auth fallback). Fix commits: - openclaw/openclaw@4711a943e30bc58016247152ba06472dab09d0b0 - openclaw/openclaw@6dd6bce997c48752134f2d6ed89b27de01ced7e3 - openclaw/openclaw@cd84885a4ac78eadb7bf321aae98db9519426d67 ## Credits Thanks to Adnan Jakati (@jackhax) of [Praetorian](https://www.praetorian.com/) for reporting this issue.
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references (16)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4711a943e30bc58016247152ba06472dab09d0b0cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6dd6bce997c48752134f2d6ed89b27de01ced7e3cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cd84885a4ac78eadb7bf321aae98db9519426d67cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h9g4-589h-68xvcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-beta-authentication-bypass-in-sandbox-browser-bridge-servercnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4711a943e30bc58016247152ba06472dab09d0b0enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6dd6bce997c48752134f2d6ed89b27de01ced7e3enisa_euvd
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