CVE-2026-41913

OpenClaw < 2026.4.4 - Rate-Limit Bypass via Concurrent Async Authentication Attempts

LOW
3.7
CVSS Score
Published: April 28, 2026 at 06:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenClaw

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Severity
LOW3.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.4 contains a race condition vulnerability in shared-secret authentication that allows concurrent asynchronous requests to bypass the per-key rate-limit budget. Attackers can exploit this by sending multiple simultaneous authentication attempts to circumvent intended rate-limiting protections on Tailscale-capable paths.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2026.4.4
Vendor states this is fixed in 2026.4.4 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

3.7LOWVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-362

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