# GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j: OpenClaw's hooks count non-POST requests toward auth lockout

> Unauthenticated attackers can trigger temporary lockouts of webhook delivery by sending invalid non-POST requests, causing denial of service for legitimate hooks.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2026

## What is GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j?

GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j is a denial of service vulnerability in openclaw, published on 9 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenClaw's hooks HTTP handler counted hook authentication failures before rejecting unsupported HTTP methods. An unauthenticated client could send repeated non-`POST` requests (for example `GET`) with an invalid token to consume the hook auth failure budget and trigger the temporary lockout window for that client key.

The fix moves the hook method gate ahead of auth-failure accounting so unsupported methods return `405 Method Not Allowed` without incrementing the hook auth limiter.

## Affected Packages / Versions

- Package: `openclaw` (npm)
- Affected versions: `<= 2026.3.2`
- Patched version: `2026.3.7`
- Latest published npm version at patch time: `2026.3.2`

## Impact

An unauthenticated network client that could reach `/hooks/*` could temporarily lock out legitimate webhook delivery when requests collapsed to the same hook auth client key, such as shared proxy or NAT topologies. Impact is limited to temporary availability loss for hook-triggered wake or automation delivery.

## Fix Commit(s)

- `44820dceadac65ac7c0ce8fc0ffba8c2bd9fae89`

## Verification

- `pnpm check` passed
- `pnpm test:fast` passed
- focused hook regression tests passed
- `pnpm exec vitest run --config vitest.gateway.config.ts` still has unrelated current-`main` failures in `src/gateway/server-channels.test.ts` and `src/gateway/server-methods/agents-mutate.test.ts`

## Release Process Note

npm `2026.3.7` was published on March 8, 2026. This advisory is fixed in the released package.

Thanks @JNX03 for reporting.

## Which versions are affected by GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `openclaw` | npm | All versions | 2026.3.7 |
| `openclaw` | npm | All versions | 2026.3.7 |

## How do I fix GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.7 or later.

## Is GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j is a denial of service vulnerability in openclaw, published on 9 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- openclaw (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2026.3.7
- openclaw (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2026.3.7

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6rmx-gvvg-vh6j

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