Medium
OpenClaw: Tlon media downloads can bypass core safety limits and exhaust disk
Summary
Tlon media downloads can bypass core safety limits and exhaust disk
Current Maintainer Triage
- Status: narrow
- Normalized severity: low
- Assessment: Shipped v2026.3.28 Tlon media downloads bypassed core size/count/cleanup limits, but this is availability-only resource exhaustion in a bundled plugin path, so low.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published npm version:
2026.3.31 - Vulnerable version range:
<=2026.3.28 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.3.31 - First stable tag containing the fix:
v2026.3.31
Fix Commit(s)
2194587d70d2aef863508b945319c5a7c88b12ce— 2026-03-31T19:40:15+09:00
Release Process Note
- The fix is already present in released version
2026.3.31. - This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work.
Thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | openclaw | < 2026.3.31 | 2026.3.31 |
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4g5x-2jfc-xm98
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41408
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2194587d70d2aef863508b945319c5a7c88b12ce
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-disk-exhaustion-via-media-download-bypass
CVSS score
6.5/10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-434, CWE-770- Platform
- npm
- Package
openclaw- Disclosed
- 07.04.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4g5x-2jfc-xm98 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: openclaw
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 588
- First → latest
- 02.2026 07.2026
- Without a fix
- 9
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 20
- High 215
- Medium 299
- Low 54
Disclosures per year
- 2026: 588
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