What is CVE-2026-32980?

CVE-2026-32980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-32980?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Openclaw

CVE-2026-32980

OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 reads and buffers Telegram webhook request bodies before validating the x-telegram-bot-api-secret-token header, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exhaust server resources. Attackers can send POST requests to t…

EPSS: 0.000 (12.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-jq3f-vjww-8rq7) (third-party-advisory)
Patch Commit (patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.13 - Resource Exhaustion via Unauthenticated Telegram Webhook Request (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32980?: CVE-2026-32980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-32980?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.