CVE-2026-41331
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a resource consumption vulnerability in Telegram audio preflight transcription that allows unauthorized group senders to trigger transcription processing. Attackers can exploit insufficient allowlist enforcement to cause resource or billing consumption by initiating audio preflight operations before authorization checks are applied.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.7–6.9
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0948OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um erweiterte Privilegien zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten offenzulegen oder zu manipulieren oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-m6fx-m8hc-572mOpenClaw: Telegram audio preflight transcription enables resource consumption by unauthorized senders2026-04-03ghsa · osvUS
## Summary Telegram audio preflight transcription enables resource consumption by unauthorized senders ## Current Maintainer Triage - Status: narrow - Normalized severity: medium - Assessment: v2026.3.28 still lets unauthorized Telegram group senders trigger audio preflight before allowlist enforcement, but the real impact is resource or billing burn rather than direct data exposure or host compromise. ## 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) - `c4fa8635d03943ffe9e294d501089521dca635c5` — 2026-03-30T12:19:31+01:00 OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
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references (8)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41331cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c4fa8635d03943ffe9e294d501089521dca635c5enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m6fx-m8hc-572menisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-resource-consumption-via-unauthorized-telegram-audio-preflight-transcriptionenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c4fa8635d03943ffe9e294d501089521dca635c5Patchnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m6fx-m8hc-572mVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-resource-consumption-via-unauthorized-telegram-audio-preflight-transcriptionThird Party Advisorynvd
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