Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-45000

LowPublic PoC

Published: 11 May 2026

Published
11 May 2026
Modified
13 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 2.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0025 15.7th percentile
Risk Priority 15 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-45000 is a low-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw. Its CVSS base score is 2.3 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Cloud Instance Metadata API (T1552.005); ranked at the 15.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in browser CDP profile creation that skips strict-mode SSRF policy checks. Attackers can create stored profiles pointing to private-network or metadata endpoints that bypass security policies and are later probed during…

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normal profile status operations.

CWE(s)
CWE-918

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1552.005 Cloud Instance Metadata API Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access the Cloud Instance Metadata API to collect credentials and other sensitive data.
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Why these techniques?

SSRF to metadata/private endpoints directly enables cloud metadata API access and unsecured credential retrieval.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

openclaw
openclaw
≤ 2026.4.20

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-918

Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.

SC-7 Boundary Protection
addresses: CWE-918

Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-918

Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.

SI-4 System Monitoring
addresses: CWE-918

Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.

References