CVE-2026-27003 — openclaw
Fix: openclaw/openclaw@cf69907CVE-2026-27003 is a CWE-522 vulnerability in openclaw. A fix is available for openclaw — see the affected versions and patch details below.
OpenClaw: Telegram bot token exposure via logs
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-27003.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
openclawnpmDescription
Vulnerability
Telegram bot tokens can appear in error messages and stack traces (for example, when request URLs include https://api.telegram.org/bot<token>/...). OpenClaw previously logged these strings without redaction, which could leak the bot token into logs, crash reports, CI output, or support bundles.
Impact
Disclosure of a Telegram bot token allows an attacker to impersonate the bot and take over Bot API access.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Affected:
<= 2026.2.14 - Fixed:
>= 2026.2.15(next release)
Mitigation
- Upgrade to
openclaw >= 2026.2.15when released. - Rotate the Telegram bot token if it may have been exposed.
Fix Commit(s)
- cf6990701b258bb9cc4ac7f6c7bdf05016e7f6e46
Thanks @aether-ai-agent for reporting.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | openclaw | all versions | 2026.2.15npm install openclaw@2026.2.15 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update openclaw to 2026.2.15 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-27003 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-27003 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2026-27003. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-27003 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2026-27003 across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.