# CVE-2026-41297: OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Server-Side Request Forgery via Marketplace Plugin Download Redirect

> Attackers can exploit unvalidated redirects in the marketplace plugin download to access internal resources via Server-Side Request Forgery.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 21 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vjx8-8p7h-82gr, MINI-8gf2-v2gc-6gpw

## What is CVE-2026-41297?

CVE-2026-41297 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 20 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the marketplace plugin download functionality that allows attackers to access internal resources by following unvalidated redirects. The marketplace.ts module fails to restrict redirect destinations during archive downloads, enabling remote attackers to redirect requests to arbitrary internal or external servers.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41297?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `openclaw` | npm | All versions | 2026.3.31 |
| `openclaw` | npm | All versions | 2026.3.31 |

Products: Openclaw Openclaw.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-41297?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.31 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-41297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

- [CVE-2026-28363](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28363/): Security feature bypass in OpenClaw (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-30741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30741/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-33579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33579/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-32922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32922/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-32978](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32978/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners (critical 9.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-41297 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-41297 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 20 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- openclaw (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2026.3.31
- openclaw (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2026.3.31

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41297/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41297/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41297
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41297
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41297

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41297/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.