OpenClaw: Browser SSRF policy default allowed private-network navigation

Summary

Browser SSRF policy default allowed private-network navigation.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw
• Ecosystem: npm
• Affected versions: < 2026.4.14
• Patched versions: >= 2026.4.14

Impact

Browser SSRF protection could allow private-network navigation by default in paths where restrictive behavior was expected, exposing internal services or metadata endpoints through browser-driven requests.

Technical Details

The fix preserves strict SSRF configuration semantics, keeps private-network access disabled unless explicitly opted in, and updates loopback CDP readiness handling for the stricter default.

Fix

The issue was fixed in #66354 and #66386. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.14, and openclaw@2026.4.14 includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

• 024f4614a1a1831406e763adc40ef226e3d5e9ed
• 1dabfef28db523e7de81edeb3dd689e9171236a2
• 213c36cf51121ef6c05cfccd78037371f968f31a
• 7eecfa411df3d12e6b810e6ca5df47254fc3db3f
• PR: #66354, #66386

Release Process Note

Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.14 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.