๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-34505

MEDIUM 6.5

OpenClaw < 2026.3.12 - Webhook Rate Limiting Bypass via Pre-Authentication Secret Validation

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
20th

OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 applies rate limiting only after successful webhook authentication, allowing attackers to bypass rate limits and brute-force webhook secrets. Attackers can submit repeated authentication requests with invalid secrets without triggering rate limit responses, enabling systematic secret guessing and subsequent forged webhook submission.

CWE CWE-307
Vendor openclaw
Product openclaw
Published Mar 31, 2026
Last Updated Mar 31, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Affected Versions

OpenClaw / OpenClaw
0 < 2026.3.12

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5m9r-p9g7-679c vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-webhook-rate-limiting-bypass-via-pre-authentication-secret-validation

Credits

๐Ÿ” Peng Zhou (@zpbrent)