Brute Force Affecting openclaw package, versions >=2026.2.25 <2026.5.26


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-18017834
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed17 Jul 2026
  • creditylwango613

Introduced: 17 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-62220  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-307  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.5.26 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Brute Force via the WebSocket authentication. An attacker can exhaust gateway resources and reduce service availability by sending repeated authentication attempts that bypass rate limiting.

Note: This is only exploitable if the affected feature is enabled and accessible by lower-trust input.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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