Description
A flaw has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.9.5. Affected is the function createCanvasHostHandler of the file extensions/canvas/src/host/server.ts of the component Canvas Host Route. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Fix suggestion's "streaming/size-limit" was never shipped - latest 2026.9.5 still buffers the whole file via readFile() (src/canvas/serve.runtime.ts:17,114), unlike the sibling WS path which caps at 64KB. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | OpenClaw | 2026.9.0, 2026.9.1, 2026.9.2, 2026.9.3, 2026.9.4, 2026.9.5 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-3478 OpenClaw: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 20, 2026
References
- VDB-408023 | OpenClaw Canvas Host Route server.ts createCanvasHostHandler denial of service vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-408023 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-94094 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #882009 | OpenClaw openclaw@2026.6.11 Denial of Service third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/lche511/cve/tree/main/OpenClaw_Canvas_Big_GET_DoS_Report exploit