OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Brute-Force Attack via Missing Telegram Webhook Rate Limiting
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 Telegram webhook authentication that allows attackers to brute-force weak webhook secrets. The vulnerability enables repeated authentication guesses without throttling, permitting attackers to systematically guess webhook secrets through brute-force attacks.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | before 2026.3.25 | 2026.3.25 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | up to 2026.3.24 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-vcx4-4qxg-mfp4 |
- 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-vcx4-4qxg-mfp4
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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35628
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vcx4-4qxg-mfp4
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-2026-35628 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-35628 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vcx4-4qxg-mfp4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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