OpenClaw: Browser interaction routes could pivot into local CDP and regain file reads

Summary

Browser interaction routes could pivot into local CDP and regain file reads.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw
• Ecosystem: npm
• Affected versions: < 2026.4.9
• Patched versions: >= 2026.4.9

Impact

Browser act/evaluate interactions could trigger navigation into the local CDP origin and then create or read disallowed file:// pages despite direct navigation guards.

Technical Details

The fix re-checks browser URLs after interaction-driven navigations and blocks targets that violate the configured navigation policy.

Fix

The issue was fixed in #63226. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.9, and [email protected] includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

• 5f5b3d733bdd791cb457f838514179e1288b10b3
• PR: #63226

Release Process Note

Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.9 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @tdjackey for reporting this issue.