GHSA-x4vp-4235-65hg
HIGHOpenClaw has pre-auth webhook body parsing that can enable unauthenticated slow-request DoS
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Blast Radius
Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.
openclawnpmDescription
Impact
OpenClaw webhook handlers for BlueBubbles and Google Chat accepted and parsed request bodies before authentication and signature checks on vulnerable releases. This allowed unauthenticated clients to hold parser work open with slow/oversized request bodies and degrade availability (slow-request DoS).
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Affected releases:
<= 2026.3.1 - Latest published vulnerable version at triage time:
2026.3.1(npm) - Fixed release:
2026.3.2(released)
Fix Commit(s)
d3e8b17aa6432536806b4853edc7939d891d0f25
Mitigation
Upgrade to 2026.3.2 (or newer). The fix enforces auth-before-body for affected webhook paths, adds strict pre-auth body/time budgets, and introduces shared in-flight/request guardrails with regression coverage.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | openclaw | all versions | 2026.3.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update openclaw to 2026.3.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-x4vp-4235-65hg 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 pinpoints whether GHSA-x4vp-4235-65hg is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-x4vp-4235-65hg. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-x4vp-4235-65hg in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-x4vp-4235-65hg across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.