In short
- CVE-2026-35659 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability affecting openclaw (openclaw), openclaw.
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.12%, higher than 1.7% of all vulnerabilities.
- Fix: update to 2026.3.22 or later.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|
| openclaw | < 2026.3.22
| 2026.3.22
|
| openclaw npm | < 2026.3.22
| 2026.3.22
|
Description
Summary
Bonjour and DNS-SD TXT metadata could still steer CLI routing even when actual service resolution failed, allowing unresolved hints to influence the chosen target.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw (npm)
- Affected: < 2026.3.22
- Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
- Latest released tag checked:
v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
- Latest published npm version checked:
2026.3.23-2
Fix Commit(s)
deecf68b59a9b7eea978e40fd3c2fe543087b569
Release Status
The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.
Code-Level Confirmation
- src/infra/bonjour-discovery.ts now resolves and returns only concrete endpoints instead of falling back to unresolved TXT host and port hints.
- src/cli/gateway-cli/discover.ts consumes only the fail-closed resolved endpoint path.
OpenClaw thanks @nexrin for reporting.
NVD description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a service discovery vulnerability where TXT metadata from Bonjour and DNS-SD could influence CLI routing even when actual service resolution failed. Attackers can exploit unresolved hints to steer routing decisions to unintended targets by providing malicious discovery metadata.
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