Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes. In typical deployments, any remote user who can influence citation redirect targets may attempt to exploit the SSRF behavior, subject to application-specific authentication and permission checks.

What level of access does an attacker need?

The attacker generally needs only the ability to submit or control citation data or references that the web_search feature later resolves. They do not need direct network access to internal services; the OpenClaw server issues requests on their behalf.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The most robust pattern is to adopt a

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.4)

Server-Side Request Forgery (CWE-918) in OpenClaw Web Search Citation Redirects

CVE-2026-31989

Published:

Mar 18, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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May 6, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CWE:

CWE-918

Impact:

Internal network access via SSRF

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.4)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CWE:

CWE-918

Impact:

Internal network access via SSRF

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.4)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Server-Side Request Forgery (CWE-918) in OpenClaw Web Search Citation Redirects

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(8.6)

Server-Side Request Forgery (CWE-918) in OpenClaw Zalo Plugin sendPhoto

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(8.8)

Authorization Bypass (CWE-863) in OpenClaw Matrix Room Control Commands

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