Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.22


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15369708
  • published3 Mar 2026
  • disclosed2 Mar 2026
  • credittdjackey

Introduced: 2 Mar 2026

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.22 or higher.

Overview

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Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in handling inbound media downloads across multiple channels, where configured byte limits are not consistently enforced before buffering remote media. An attacker can cause elevated memory usage and potential process instability by sending oversized media payloads.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1