OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Unauthenticated Resource Exhaustion via Voice Call Webhook
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an unauthenticated resource exhaustion vulnerability in voice call webhook handling that buffers request bodies before provider signature checks. Attackers can send large or malicious webhook requests to exhaust server resources without authentication by bypassing signature validation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | before 2026.3.22 | 2026.3.22 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.3.22 | 2026.3.22 | Patch available | GHSA-rm59-992w-x2mv |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.22 Fixed in 2026.3.22 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.22 Fixed in 2026.3.22 Patch available GHSA-rm59-992w-x2mv
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.22
- Fix · GHSA-rm59-992w-x2mv openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.22 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.3.22
11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 10 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-27740 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via device.pair.approve Scope ValidationPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-27739 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via Self-Declared Scopes in Trusted-Proxy Control UIPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-27734 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Unbounded Memory Allocation via Remote Media Error ResponsesPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35626
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rm59-992w-x2mv
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-35626 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-35626 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rm59-992w-x2mv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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