GHSA-25wv-8phj-8p7r

## Impact

Concurrent async auth attempts can bypass the intended shared-secret rate-limit budget on Tailscale-capable paths.

Concurrent asynchronous shared-secret auth attempts could race the per-key rate-limit budget.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

## Affected Packages / Versions

- Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<=2026.4.2` - Patched versions: `2026.4.4`

## Fix

The issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.

## Verification

The fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

## Credits

Thanks @Telecaster2147 for reporting.