CVE-2026-33580: OpenClaw's Nextcloud Talk webhook missing rate limiting on shared secret authentication
Summary Nextcloud Talk webhook signature failures were not throttled even though the integration relies on an operator-configured shared secret that may be weak. Impact An attacker who could reach the webhook endpoint could brute-force weak secrets online and then forge inbound webhook events.
Published Mar 31, 2026 · Updated Apr 6, 2026
Affected packages
openclaw
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Affected
- <= 2026.3.24
- Fixed in
- 2026.3.28
- Check
npm ls openclaw
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Nextcloud Talk webhook signature failures were not throttled even though the integration relies on an operator-configured shared secret that may be weak.
Impact
An attacker who could reach the webhook endpoint could brute-force weak secrets online and then forge inbound webhook events.
Affected Component
extensions/nextcloud-talk/src/monitor.ts
Fixed Versions
- Affected:
<= 2026.3.24 - Patched:
>= 2026.3.28 - Latest stable
2026.3.28contains the fix.
Fix
Fixed by commit e403decb6e (nextcloud-talk: throttle repeated webhook auth failures).
OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
Credited to AntAISecurityLab.
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-9528-x887-j2fp
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.28
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33580
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-brute-force-attack-via-missing-rate-limiting-on-webhook-shared-secret-authentication
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9528-x887-j2fp
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