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TI-2026-29932 Aliases CVE-2026-41331GHSA-m6fx-m8hc-572m

OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Resource Consumption via Unauthorized Telegram Audio Preflight Transcription

Priority LOW 36CWE-408Published · Updated

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-770.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a resource consumption vulnerability in Telegram audio preflight transcription that allows unauthorized group senders to trigger transcription processing. Attackers can exploit insufficient allowlist enforcement to cause resource or billing consumption by initiating audio preflight operations before authorization checks are applied.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00297 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.3.31openclaw (npm): 2026.3.31

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.3.312026.3.31Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.3.312026.3.31Patch availableGHSA-m6fx-m8hc-572m
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.31 Fixed in 2026.3.31 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.31 Fixed in 2026.3.31 Patch available GHSA-m6fx-m8hc-572m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.3.31VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.3.31 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.31
  • Fix · GHSA-m6fx-m8hc-572m openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.31 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.3.31

    8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-29930 OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Sandbox Bypass via Heartbeat Context Inheritance and senderIsOwner EscalationPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2026-29899 OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Sandbox Escape via TOCTOU Race in Remote FS Bridge readFilePriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-29904 OpenClaw 2026.3.22 < 2026.3.31 - Forged Nostr DM Pairing State Creation via Signature Verification BypassPriority LOW 36

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41331
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6fx-m8hc-572m

References

  • 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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