PT-2026-25131 · Npm · Openclaw

Published 2026-03-02 · Updated 2026-03-02

OSV

CVSS v4.0

8.7

High

Base vector

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

Summary

OpenClaw did not consistently enforce configured inbound media byte limits before buffering remote media in several channel ingestion paths. A remote sender could trigger oversized downloads and memory pressure before rejection.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Affected versions: <= 2026.2.21-2 (latest published at triage time)
• Fixed in: 2026.2.22 (planned next release)

Impact

An attacker could cause elevated memory usage and potential process instability (denial of service) by sending oversized media payloads.

Fix Commit(s)

• 73d93dee64127a26f1acd09d0403b794cdeb4f5c

Release Process Note

patched versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.22). After that npm release is published, this advisory can be published without further version-field edits.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

CWE-770

Related Identifiers

GHSA-RXXP-482V-7MRH

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32049 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rxxp-482v-7mrh · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rxxp-482v-7mrh · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/73d93dee64127a26f1acd09d0403b794cdeb4f5c · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-denial-of-service-via-inbound-media-download-byte-limit-bypass · Note