{"id":"GHSA-rxxp-482v-7mrh","summary":"OpenClaw's inbound media downloads could exceed configured byte limits before rejection across multiple channels","details":"## Summary\nOpenClaw did not consistently enforce configured inbound media byte limits before buffering remote media in several channel ingestion paths. A remote sender could trigger oversized downloads and memory pressure before rejection.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2` (latest published at triage time)\n- Fixed in: `2026.2.22` (planned next release)\n\n## Impact\nAn attacker could cause elevated memory usage and potential process instability (denial of service) by sending oversized media payloads.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `73d93dee64127a26f1acd09d0403b794cdeb4f5c`\n\n## Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.22`). After that npm release is published, this advisory can be published without further version-field edits.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-32049"],"modified":"2026-03-30T13:56:22.307942Z","published":"2026-03-02T22:32:55Z","database_specific":{"nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-400","CWE-770"],"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-02T22:32:55Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rxxp-482v-7mrh"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32049"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/73d93dee64127a26f1acd09d0403b794cdeb4f5c"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-denial-of-service-via-inbound-media-download-byte-limit-bypass"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.22"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-rxxp-482v-7mrh/GHSA-rxxp-482v-7mrh.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}