📄 Description (English)
OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in multiple channel extensions that fail to properly guard configured base URLs against SSRF attacks. Attackers can exploit unprotected fetch() calls against configured endpoints to rebind requests to blocked internal destinations and access restricted resources.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
OpenClaw before version 2026.3.25 contains a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in channel extensions that allows attackers to bypass URL validation and access internal resources. The vulnerability exploits unprotected fetch() calls against configured endpoints, enabling potential access to restricted systems and data exfiltration. With a CVSS score of 7.4 and no patch currently available, immediate compensating controls are essential for affected Saudi organizations.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 4, 2026 19:54
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi financial institutions (SAMA-regulated banks), government agencies (NCA oversight), and critical infrastructure operators. Banking sector exposure is particularly acute as OpenClaw may be used in payment processing integrations or API gateway configurations. Telecommunications providers (STC, Mobily) and energy sector organizations (ARAMCO subsidiaries) utilizing OpenClaw for internal service orchestration face risks of lateral movement and unauthorized access to SCADA/operational systems. Healthcare organizations using OpenClaw for patient data integration could experience HIPAA-equivalent compliance violations under Saudi healthcare regulations.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Telecommunications
Energy and Utilities
Healthcare
Critical Infrastructure
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Inventory all OpenClaw deployments across your infrastructure and identify version numbers
2. Isolate affected OpenClaw instances from direct internet exposure using network segmentation
3. Implement strict egress filtering to block outbound connections to internal IP ranges (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16, 127.0.0.0/8)
4. Enable comprehensive logging of all fetch() requests and HTTP traffic from OpenClaw processes
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (until patch available):
5. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block SSRF patterns in request parameters
6. Implement URL whitelist validation at the application level - restrict configured base URLs to approved domains only
7. Disable or restrict channel extensions not actively required for operations
8. Apply principle of least privilege - run OpenClaw processes with minimal IAM permissions
9. Implement network-level controls: disable DNS rebinding by configuring DNS servers to reject private IP responses
DETECTION RULES:
10. Monitor for HTTP requests from OpenClaw processes to internal IP addresses or localhost
11. Alert on configuration changes to base URLs or endpoint configurations
12. Track failed authentication attempts against internal services originating from OpenClaw
13. Implement IDS/IPS signatures for SSRF attack patterns (URL encoding variations, IP obfuscation techniques)
PATCHING STRATEGY:
14. Subscribe to OpenClaw security advisories and prepare upgrade plan for version 2026.3.25 or later
15. Test patches in isolated lab environment before production deployment
16. Establish rollback procedures in case patch introduces compatibility issues
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. قم بحصر جميع نشرات OpenClaw عبر البنية التحتية الخاصة بك وحدد أرقام الإصدارات
2. عزل مثيلات OpenClaw المتأثرة عن التعرض المباشر للإنترنت باستخدام تقسيم الشبكة
3. تطبيق تصفية الخروج الصارمة لحظر الاتصالات الصادرة إلى نطاقات IP الداخلية
4. تفعيل تسجيل شامل لجميع طلبات fetch() وحركة HTTP من عمليات OpenClaw
الضوابط التعويضية (حتى توفر التصحيح):
5. نشر قواعد جدار الحماية (WAF) للكشف عن أنماط SSRF وحظرها
6. تطبيق التحقق من صحة قائمة بيضاء لعناوين URL - تقييد عناوين URL الأساسية المكونة بالنطاقات المعتمدة فقط
7. تعطيل أو تقييد امتدادات القنوات غير المطلوبة بنشاط
8. تطبيق مبدأ الامتيازات الأقل - تشغيل عمليات OpenClaw بأذونات IAM الحد الأدنى
9. تطبيق الضوابط على مستوى الشبكة: تعطيل إعادة ربط DNS بتكوين خوادم DNS لرفض استجابات IP الخاصة
قواعد الكشف:
10. مراقبة طلبات HTTP من عمليات OpenClaw إلى عناوين IP الداخلية أو localhost
11. تنبيهات على تغييرات التكوين لعناوين URL الأساسية أو تكوينات نقاط النهاية
12. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة ضد الخدمات الداخلية من OpenClaw
13. تطبيق توقيعات IDS/IPS لأنماط هجمات SSRF
استراتيجية التصحيح:
14. الاشتراك في تنبيهات أمان OpenClaw وتحضير خطة الترقية للإصدار 2026.3.25 أو أحدث
15. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة معملية معزولة قبل نشر الإنتاج
16. إنشاء إجراءات التراجع في حالة إدخال التصحيح مشاكل التوافق
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
5.2.1 - Access Control and Authentication
5.3.1 - Cryptography and Data Protection
5.4.1 - Logging and Monitoring
5.5.1 - Incident Response and Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance (GV) - GV-RO-01: Risk Oversight
Identify (ID) - ID-AM-01: Asset Management
Protect (PR) - PR-AC-01: Access Control
Protect (PR) - PR-DS-01: Data Security
Detect (DE) - DE-CM-01: Detection and Analysis
Respond (RS) - RS-RP-01: Response Planning
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1 - Policies for information security
A.6.1 - Organization of information security
A.8.1 - Asset management
A.9.1 - Access control
A.12.4 - Logging
A.13.1 - Network security
A.16.1 - Information security incident management
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 1.1 - Firewall configuration standards
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches and updates
Requirement 10.2 - Logging and monitoring
Requirement 12.2 - Configuration standards
🔗 References & Sources 3
🔗
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/f92c92515bd439a71bd03eb1bc969c1964f17acf
disclosure@vulncheck.com
Patch
🔗
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rhfg-j8jq-7v2h
disclosure@vulncheck.com
Vendor Advisory
🔗
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-server-side-request-forgery-via-unguarded...
disclosure@vulncheck.com
Third Party Advisory
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
openclaw:openclaw