Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.8.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-20186833
  • published28 Sept 2026
  • disclosed26 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-100527  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.8.2 or higher.

Overview

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Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via the Browser extension relay, which reserves entries in a single global pending-authentication pool before a client proves possession of the relay key. An unauthenticated network source can hold every pending slot by maintaining silent WebSocket upgrades, preventing paired extensions from completing Browser Relay Authentication v2. The issue does not disclose the relay key, browser data, or authenticated relay capability.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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