CVE-2026-41405 OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Resource Exhaustion via Unauthenticated MS Teams Webhook Body Parsing

High 8.7 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can cause resource exhaustion in OpenClaw by sending malicious MS Teams webhook payloads before JWT validation occurs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-41405?

CVE-2026-41405 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 28 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 parses MS Teams webhook request bodies before performing JWT validation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger resource exhaustion. Remote attackers can send malicious Teams webhook payloads to exhaust server resources by bypassing authentication checks.

Weakness: CWE-408

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41405?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
openclaw npmAll versions2026.3.31
openclaw npmAll versions2026.3.31

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-41405?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.31 or later.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2026-41405 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41405 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-p464-m8x6-vhv8, MINI-wcpc-cxf3-6g49.

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