OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 reads and buffers Telegram webhook request bodies before validating the x-telegram-bot-api-secret-token header, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exhaust server resources. Attackers can send POST requests to the webhook endpoint to force memory consumption, socket time, and JSON parsing work before authentication validation occurs.
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Description OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 reads and buffers Telegram webhook request bodies before validating the x-telegram-bot-api-secret-token header, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exhaust server resources. Attackers can send POST requests to the webhook endpoint to force memory consumption, socket time, and JSON parsing work before authentication validation occurs.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.3.13 - Resource Exhaustion via Unauthenticated Telegram Webhook Request
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-03-29T12:44:28.919Z

Updated: 2026-03-29T12:44:28.919Z

Reserved: 2026-03-17T11:31:56.955Z

Link: CVE-2026-32980

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-29T13:17:02.353

Modified: 2026-03-29T13:17:02.353

Link: CVE-2026-32980

cve-icon Redhat

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