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GHSA-W9F5-8Q83-QWPX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-24 00:31 – Updated: 2026-05-04 22:00

Summary

Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: Fake DeviceToken Bypasses Shared Auth Rate Limiting

Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-6p8r-6m93-557f. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an authentication rate limiting bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to circumvent shared authentication protections using fake device tokens. Attackers can exploit the mixed WebSocket authentication flow to bypass rate limiting controls and conduct brute force attacks against weak shared passwords.

Severity

3.7 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

6.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41333"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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CVE-2026-41333 (GCVE-0-2026-41333)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-23 21:57 – Updated: 2026-04-24 13:35 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Authentication Rate Limiting Bypass via Fake DeviceToken

Summary

Severity

6.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

3.7 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-799 - Improper Control of Interaction Frequency

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/af0c0…	patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-aut…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.3.31 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.3.31 (semver)

Date Public

2026-03-31 00:00

Credits

KEXNA (@kexinoh)

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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