Concurrent async auth attempts can bypass the intended shared-secret rate-limit budget on Tailscale-capable paths.
Concurrent asynchronous shared-secret auth attempts could race the per-key rate-limit budget.
OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.
openclaw (npm)<=2026.4.22026.4.4The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.
The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.
Thanks @Telecaster2147 for reporting.
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"github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-09T17:35:57Z",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-362",
"CWE-400"
],
"severity": "LOW",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-28T19:37:45Z"
}