AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-41913: OpenClaw: Concurrent async auth attempts can bypass the intended shared-secret rate-limit budget on Tailscale-capable paths

lowCVSS 4.0 2.1 · 3.1 3.7GHSA-25wv-8phj-8p7r

Impact Concurrent async auth attempts can bypass the intended shared-secret rate-limit budget on Tailscale-capable paths. Concurrent asynchronous shared-secret auth attempts could race the per-key rate-limit budget. OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Published Apr 9, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.4.4
Fixed in: 2026.4.4
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Impact

Concurrent async auth attempts can bypass the intended shared-secret rate-limit budget on Tailscale-capable paths.

Concurrent asynchronous shared-secret auth attempts could race the per-key rate-limit budget.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <=2026.4.2
Patched versions: 2026.4.4

Fix

The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.

Verification

The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

Credits

Thanks @Telecaster2147 for reporting.

Credited to Telecaster2147.

References

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