Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes, if OpenClaw exposes features where external users or integrated systems can supply URLs or endpoints, a remote attacker can attempt to craft requests to internal IPv6 addresses through the application.

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this?

The attacker needs the ability to influence the URL or destination that OpenClaw will fetch—this might be through a user interface field, an API parameter, a configuration option, or any other mechanism that ends up being used as the target of an outbound request.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The most robust fix is to adopt a default-deny approach for outbound requests, normalize all addresses, and enforce a strict allowlist of permitted destinations, while ensuring that all known private, loopback, and special-use IPv6 ranges are treated as internal and blocked unless explicitly required.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

SSRF Guard Bypass via Incomplete IPv6 Filtering (CWE-184) in OpenClaw

CVE-2026-41361

Published:

Apr 23, 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

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-284;CWE-434

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

Unrestricted File Upload (CWE-434) via Engine Handler exec in MindsDB BYOM Integration

Remote Code Execution and Arbitrary File Upload

May 3, 2026

CWE-287

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

Improper Authentication (CWE-287) in JwtAuthenticationTokenFilter of yudao-cloud Ruoyi-Vue-Pro

Authentication Bypass / Unauthorized Access

May 3, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Protection Bypass

CWE:

CWE-184;CWE-918

Impact:

Bypass of SSRF Protections and Access to Internal IPv6 Resources

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Protection Bypass

CWE:

CWE-184;CWE-918

Impact:

Bypass of SSRF Protections and Access to Internal IPv6 Resources

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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SSRF Guard Bypass via Incomplete IPv6 Filtering (CWE-184) in OpenClaw

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

(7.3)

Unrestricted File Upload (CWE-434) via Engine Handler exec in MindsDB BYOM Integration

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

Improper Authentication (CWE-287) in JwtAuthenticationTokenFilter of yudao-cloud Ruoyi-Vue-Pro

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

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