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TI-2026-27724 Aliases CVE-2026-35623GHSA-xq8g-hgh6-87hv

OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Brute-Force Attack via Missing Webhook Password Rate Limiting

Priority LOW 28CWE-307Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-307.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a missing rate limiting vulnerability in webhook authentication that allows attackers to brute-force weak webhook passwords without throttling. Remote attackers can repeatedly submit incorrect password guesses to the webhook endpoint to compromise authentication and gain unauthorized access.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.3.25

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.3.252026.3.25Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)up to 2026.3.24—No fix listedGHSA-xq8g-hgh6-87hv
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.25 Fixed in 2026.3.25 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 2026.3.24 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-xq8g-hgh6-87hv

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.3.25VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.3.25 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.25

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.3.25

    11 records Highest priority Priority LOW 11 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-27726 OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Silent Local Shared-Auth ReconnectPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2026-27741 OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Denial of Service via Unauthenticated Webhook Request ParsingPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2026-26762 OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Improper Access Control in /sessions/:sessionKey/kill EndpointPriority LOW 34
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35623
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xq8g-hgh6-87hv

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
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