{"id":"GHSA-qw99-grcx-4pvm","summary":"OpenClaw's Chrome extension relay binds publicly due to wildcard treated as loopback","details":"## Summary\nThe Chrome extension relay (`ensureChromeExtensionRelayServer`) previously treated wildcard hosts (`0.0.0.0` / `::`) as loopback, which could make it bind the relay HTTP/WS server to all interfaces when a wildcard `cdpUrl` was passed.\n\n## Impact\nIf configured with a wildcard `cdpUrl`, relay HTTP endpoints could become reachable off-host, leaking service presence/port and enabling DoS/brute-force traffic against the relay token header.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: `\u003e= 2026.1.14-1 \u003c 2026.2.12`\n\n## Fixed Versions\n- Patched: `\u003e= 2026.2.12` (released 2026-02-13)\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- 8d75a496bf5aaab1755c56cf48502d967c75a1d0\n\n## Notes\n- Earlier hardening for `/json*` auth and `/cdp` token checks landed in:\n  - a1e89afcc19efd641c02b24d66d689f181ae2b5c\n\nThanks @qi-scape for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-28395"],"modified":"2026-03-06T01:01:26.322453Z","published":"2026-02-17T17:09:43Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-1327","CWE-284"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-02-17T17:09:43Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-03-05T22:16:16Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qw99-grcx-4pvm"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28395"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d75a496bf5aaab1755c56cf48502d967c75a1d0"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a1e89afcc19efd641c02b24d66d689f181ae2b5c"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.12"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unintended-public-binding-of-chrome-extension-relay-via-wildcard-cdpurl"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2026.1.14-1"},{"fixed":"2026.2.12"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-qw99-grcx-4pvm/GHSA-qw99-grcx-4pvm.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}