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CVE-2026-35659: OpenClaw: Bonjour/DNS-SD TXT metadata steers CLI routing after failed service resolution

mediumCVSS 4.0 5.1 · 3.1 4.6GHSA-rvqr-hrcc-j9vv

Summary Bonjour and DNS-SD TXT metadata could still steer CLI routing even when actual service resolution failed, allowing unresolved hints to influence the chosen target. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Affected: = 2026.3.22 - Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87) - Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2 Fix Commit(s) -…

Published Mar 26, 2026 · Updated Apr 10, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem
npm
Affected
< 2026.3.22
Fixed in
2026.3.22
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npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Bonjour and DNS-SD TXT metadata could still steer CLI routing even when actual service resolution failed, allowing unresolved hints to influence the chosen target.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected: < 2026.3.22
  • Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
  • Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
  • Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Fix Commit(s)

  • deecf68b59a9b7eea978e40fd3c2fe543087b569

Release Status

The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.

Code-Level Confirmation

  • src/infra/bonjour-discovery.ts now resolves and returns only concrete endpoints instead of falling back to unresolved TXT host and port hints.
  • src/cli/gateway-cli/discover.ts consumes only the fail-closed resolved endpoint path.

OpenClaw thanks @nexrin for reporting.

Credited to nexrin, KeenSecurityLab, qclawer.

References

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