CVE-2026-42437: OpenClaw: Voice-call realtime WebSocket accepted oversized frames
Summary Voice-call realtime WebSocket accepted oversized frames. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: = 2026.4.9 = 2026.4.10 Impact The voice-call realtime WebSocket path could accept oversized frames, creating a remote availability risk for deployments exposing that webhook path.
Published Apr 17, 2026 · Updated Jun 8, 2026
Affected packages
openclaw
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Affected
- >= 2026.4.9, < 2026.4.10
- Fixed in
- 2026.4.10
- Check
npm ls openclaw
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Voice-call realtime WebSocket accepted oversized frames.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw - Ecosystem: npm
- Affected versions:
>= 2026.4.9 < 2026.4.10 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.4.10
Impact
The voice-call realtime WebSocket path could accept oversized frames, creating a remote availability risk for deployments exposing that webhook path.
Technical Details
The fix rejects oversized realtime WebSocket frames before processing them.
Fix
The issue was fixed in #63890. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.10, and [email protected] includes the fix.
Fix Commit(s)
afadb7dae6738819ad9c7d2597ace0516957d20e- PR: #63890
Release Process Note
Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.
Reporters
Thanks to G0odUser from ADLab of VenusTech Thanks to @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.
Credited to G0odUser.
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vw3h-q6xq-jjm5
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/63890
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/afadb7dae6738819ad9c7d2597ace0516957d20e
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42437
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-denial-of-service-via-oversized-websocket-frames-in-voice-call-realtime-path
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vw3h-q6xq-jjm5
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