Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-35646

Title: Pre-authentication rate-limit bypass in webhook token validation

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-35646.

CWE Category CWE-307
Published Date Apr 09, 2026
Modified Date Apr 15, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.3 CVSS v4.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.24%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-35646: OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a pre-authentication rate-limit bypass vulnerability in webhook token validation that allows attackers to brute-force weak webhook secrets. The vulnerability exists because invalid webhook tokens are rejected without throttling repeated authentication attempts, enabling attackers to guess weak tokens through rapid successive requests.

Impacted Vendors

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openclaw 1

Reference Links

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0b4d07337467f4d40a0cc1ced83d45ceaec0863c https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mf5g-6r6f-ghhm https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-pre-authentication-rate-limit-bypass-in-webhook-token-validation
CVSS v4.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
N/A
RAW VECTOR CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-35646 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.