Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
OpenClaw before 2026.2.22 can mishandle oversized inbound media and consume excessive memory. A remote unauthenticated attacker could cause service instability or denial of service. The issue affects availability, not confidentiality or data integrity, based on the provided CVSS vector.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority availability risk for exposed OpenClaw services. Patch promptly where inbound media ingestion is enabled, especially for public or partner-facing systems.
Technical view
The flaw is a CWE-770 resource allocation issue. OpenClaw does not consistently enforce configured inbound media byte limits before buffering remote media across multiple channel ingestion paths. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network access, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high vulnerable-system availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where OpenClaw accepts inbound media from remote or untrusted channels and runs a version earlier than 2026.2.22.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. It supports remote unauthenticated denial-of-service potential through oversized media handling, but does not provide exploit prevalence or observed attacks.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the supplied CVE, GitHub advisory, patch reference, and VulnCheck advisory. The bundle names multiple ingestion paths but does not provide detailed route names or active exploitation evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade OpenClaw to 2026.2.22 or later.
- Review the GitHub advisory for vendor-specific remediation guidance.
- Apply the referenced patch only through a vendor-supported process.
- Prioritize systems that ingest remote media from untrusted channels.
- Monitor OpenClaw processes for abnormal memory growth or instability.
Validation and detection
- Inventory deployed OpenClaw versions and identify any below 2026.2.22.
- Confirm which deployments ingest inbound media from remote channels.
- Verify the fixed version or patch is present after remediation.
- Review logs for crashes, restarts, or memory pressure around media ingestion.
- Avoid production validation using oversized media payloads.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.7 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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
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CVSS vector scores
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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——VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.7HighVector: 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
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rxxp-482v-7mrh)CVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- Patch CommitCVE reference, VulnCheck · patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Denial of Service via Inbound Media Download Byte Limit BypassCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.