OpenClaw Canvas Host Route server.ts createCanvasHostHandler denial of service

published 2026-09-20 49 d ago modified 2026-09-22 47 d ago also EUVD-2026-83801

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 47 d ago (2026-09-22)

Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/lche511/cve/tree/main/OpenClaw_Canvas_Big_GET_DoS_Report referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	2.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

n/a OpenClaw

Classification

Weakness

CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

github.com /lche511/cve/tree/main/OpenClaw_Canvas_Big_GET_DoS_Report
exploit
vuldb.com /vuln/408023
vdb-entry, technical-description
vuldb.com /vuln/408023/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /cve/CVE-2026-94094
third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /submit/882009
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-94094
NVD CVE-2026-94094

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Summary