CVE-2026-26324
Published: 19 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-26324 is a high-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 4.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Other AI Platforms.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.
Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.
Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.
Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SSRF protection bypass in public-facing app enables T1190 exploitation; direct facilitation of queries to link-local metadata endpoints enables T1522 discovery and T1552.005 credential theft from cloud instance metadata.
NVD Description
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.14, OpenClaw's SSRF protection could be bypassed using full-form IPv4-mapped IPv6 literals such as `0:0:0:0:0:ffff:7f00:1` (which is `127.0.0.1`). This could allow requests that should be blocked (loopback / private network /…
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link-local metadata) to pass the SSRF guard. Version 2026.2.14 patches the issue.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-26324 is a server-side request forgery (SSRF) protection bypass vulnerability (CWE-918) in OpenClaw, a personal AI assistant. Versions prior to 2026.2.14 fail to properly block requests to loopback, private networks, or link-local metadata endpoints when full-form IPv4-mapped IPv6 literals are used, such as `0:0:0:0:0:ffff:7f00:1` which resolves to `127.0.0.1`. This flaw allows otherwise prohibited internal requests to evade the SSRF guardrails.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating it is exploitable over the network with low complexity, no privileges or user interaction required. Remote unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious requests using these IPv6 literals to trick OpenClaw into accessing restricted internal resources, potentially disclosing sensitive data with high confidentiality impact.
OpenClaw version 2026.2.14 addresses the issue with a targeted patch. Mitigation details are documented in the GitHub security advisory (GHSA-jrvc-8ff5-2f9f), the release notes for v2026.2.14, and the fixing commit (c0c0e0f9aecb913e738742f73e091f2f72d39a19). Security practitioners should upgrade to the patched version immediately.
Details
- CWE(s)
Affected Products
AI Security AnalysisAI
- AI Category
- Other AI Platforms
- Risk Domain
- N/A
- OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
- None mapped
- Classification Reason
- Matched keywords: ai