OpenClaw < 2026.2.12 - Timing Attack in Hooks Token Authentication
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.2epss 0.4%
exploitation probability
0.4%top 69% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 use non-constant-time string comparison for hook token validation, allowing attackers to infer tokens through timing measurements. Remote attackers with network access to the hooks endpoint can exploit timing side-channels across multiple requests to gradually determine the authentication token.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
OpenClaw · OpenClaw