CVE-2026-35640
OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Denial of Service via Unauthenticated Webhook Request Parsing
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.9 Medium
- Published
- Apr 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 4, 2026
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 parses JSON request bodies before validating webhook signatures, allowing unauthenticated attackers to force resource-intensive parsing operations. Remote attackers can send malicious webhook requests to trigger denial of service by exhausting server resources through forced JSON parsing before signature rejection.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-696 Incorrect Behavior Order
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenClawOpenClaw |
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References
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