Vulnerability · Published Mar 21, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-32049OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Denial of Service via Inbound Media Download Byte Limit Bypass

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity resource allocation without limits in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 fail to consistently enforce configured inbound media byte limits before buffering remote media across multiple channel ingestion paths. Remote attackers can send oversized media payloads to trigger elevated memory usage and potential process instability.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.2.22	GHSA-rxxp-482v-7mrh

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.2.22

Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rxxp-482v-7mrh) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Denial of Service via Inbound Media Download Byte Limit Bypass third-party-advisory