GHSA-w9f5-8q83-qwpx

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9f5-8q83-qwpx
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-w9f5-8q83-qwpx/GHSA-w9f5-8q83-qwpx.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-w9f5-8q83-qwpx
Downstream
Withdrawn
2026-05-04T22:00:35Z
Published
2026-04-24T00:31:51Z
Modified
2026-05-05T16:11:33.422567Z
Severity
  • 3.7 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 6.3 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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 Calculator
Summary
Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: Fake DeviceToken Bypasses Shared Auth Rate Limiting
Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-6p8r-6m93-557f. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an authentication rate limiting bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to circumvent shared authentication protections using fake device tokens. Attackers can exploit the mixed WebSocket authentication flow to bypass rate limiting controls and conduct brute force attacks against weak shared passwords.

Database specific 
{
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-799"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-04T22:00:35Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-23T22:16:39Z"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.3.31

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-w9f5-8q83-qwpx/GHSA-w9f5-8q83-qwpx.json"