GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-vcx4-4qxg-mfp4 OpenClaw: Telegram Webhook Missing Guess Rate Limiting Enables Brute-Force Guessing of Weak Webhook Secret
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-35628
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-307, CWE-521
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-27
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: <= 2026.3.24 (no fix yet)
Description
Summary
Telegram Webhook Missing Guess Rate Limiting Enables Brute-Force Guessing of Weak Webhook Secret
Affected Packages / Versions
• Package: `openclaw`
• Affected versions: `<= 2026.3.24`
• First patched version: `2026.3.25`
• Latest published npm version at verification time: `2026.3.24`
Details
Telegram webhook auth previously rejected bad secrets but did not throttle repeated guesses, allowing brute-force attempts against weak webhook secrets. Commit `c2c136ae9517ddd0789d742a0fdf4c10e8c729a7` adds repeated-guess throttling before auth failure responses.
Verified vulnerable on tag `v2026.3.24` and fixed on `main` by commit `c2c136ae9517ddd0789d742a0fdf4c10e8c729a7`.
Fix Commit(s)
• `c2c136ae9517ddd0789d742a0fdf4c10e8c729a7`
Release Process Note
`2026.3.25` is the next planned OpenClaw release version in `package.json`. This advisory is being published ahead of that npm release so the draft is no longer blocked; once `2026.3.25` is published, the structured patched-version metadata will match the released artifact.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-35628 OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a missing rate limiting vulnerability in Telegram webhook authentication that allows attackers to… vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vcx4-4qxg-mfp4 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35628 advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c2c136ae9517ddd0789d742a0fdf4c10e8c729a7 web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw package
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-brute-force-attack-via-missing-telegram-webhook-rate-limiting web