CVE-2026-41913
LOW3.7EPSS 0.08%OpenClaw: Concurrent async auth attempts can bypass the intended shared-secret rate-limit budget on Tailscale-capable paths
Description
## Impact Concurrent async auth attempts can bypass the intended shared-secret rate-limit budget on Tailscale-capable paths. Concurrent asynchronous shared-secret auth attempts could race the per-key rate-limit budget. OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<=2026.4.2` - Patched versions: `2026.4.4` ## Fix The issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`. ## Verification The fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary. ## Credits Thanks @Telecaster2147 for reporting.
Affected packages (1)
- npm/openclawfrom 0, < 2026.4.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
References (5)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41913
- PATCHhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- WEBhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5
- WEBhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-25wv-8phj-8p7r
- WEBhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-rate-limit-bypass-via-concurrent-async-authentication-attempts