Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.22
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- published3 Mar 2026
- disclosed3 Mar 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 3 Mar 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-770 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
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 through improper handling of client IP address normalization in the authentication rate-limiting process. An attacker can increase the number of allowed failed authentication attempts by alternating between IPv4 and IPv4-mapped IPv6 address formats, effectively bypassing intended rate limits.