OpenClaw: QQBot direct media upload skipped URL SSRF validation

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

6.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2026-44117: 0.24% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 14.62 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Affected versions: < 2026.4.20 - Patched version: 2026.4.20 Impact The QQBot direct-upload media path could forward attacker-controlled image URLs without applying the SSRF validation used by the local download path. This could make configured QQBot media delivery request or relay URLs the operator did not intend to allow. The affected path is limited to QQBot outbound media handling and does not expose arbitrary local files. Severity is low. Fix OpenClaw now validates QQBot direct-upload media URLs before uploadC2CMedia and uploadGroupMedia direct-upload calls. Fix commit: - 49db424c8001f2f419aad85f434894d8d85c1a09 Release Fixed in OpenClaw 2026.4.20.

Published by the source

25 Apr 2026, 23:48 UTC

Last modified by the source

12 May 2026, 17:26 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5

2. Revision 2 · amended · 24 Oct 2026

   Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-44117

Advisory: OpenClaw: QQBot direct media upload skipped URL SSRF validation
IDs: CVE-2026-44117, GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-44117 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openclaw 2026.4.20. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected < 2026.4.20; fixed in 2026.4.20

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls openclaw --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on openclaw.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5 (OSV record GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5 lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.4.20 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-c4qg-j8jg-42q5 lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.4.20)

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