Compliance Impact

CVE-2026-32982 causes sensitive Telegram bot tokens to be exposed in error messages and logs due to improper handling of media fetch failures in OpenClaw. This exposure of secret credentials in logs constitutes an information disclosure vulnerability (CWE-532).

Such leakage of sensitive information can lead to unauthorized access to Telegram bots, potentially compromising confidentiality and security controls required by standards like GDPR and HIPAA, which mandate protection of sensitive data and secure handling of credentials.

Therefore, this vulnerability negatively impacts compliance with these regulations by failing to adequately protect sensitive integration credentials from being logged or exposed, increasing the risk of data breaches and unauthorized access.

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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-32982 is an information disclosure vulnerability in OpenClaw versions before 2026.3.13. It occurs in the fetchRemoteMedia function, where error handling for Telegram media download failures embeds the original Telegram file URLs into error messages. These URLs contain sensitive Telegram bot tokens, which are then exposed in logs and error outputs.

This exposure leaks secret bot tokens that are integration credentials operated by OpenClaw, violating the trust model by revealing sensitive information in error messages and logs.

The vulnerability was fixed by redacting sensitive media URLs before constructing error messages, ensuring Telegram bot tokens are no longer included in error strings.

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Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of Telegram bot tokens through error messages and logs when media downloads fail.

If an attacker gains access to these leaked tokens, they could potentially control or impersonate the Telegram bot, leading to unauthorized actions or data access within the Telegram integration.

Because the vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction, it poses a high confidentiality risk.

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Detection Guidance

This vulnerability can be detected by monitoring logs and error messages generated by OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.13 for the presence of Telegram bot tokens embedded in MediaFetchError strings. Specifically, look for error messages containing Telegram file URLs in the format /file/bot<TOKEN>/..., which indicate that bot tokens are being leaked.

To detect this on your system, you can search your application logs or console outputs for patterns matching Telegram bot tokens within error messages related to media fetch failures.

• Use command-line tools like grep to scan logs for exposed bot tokens, for example: grep -r '/file/bot' /path/to/openclaw/logs
• Monitor error logs for MediaFetchError entries that include Telegram file URLs.

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Mitigation Strategies

The immediate mitigation step is to upgrade OpenClaw to version 2026.3.13 or later, where the vulnerability has been fixed by redacting Telegram bot tokens from error messages.

If upgrading is not immediately possible, you should review and restrict access to logs and error outputs to prevent unauthorized users from viewing sensitive bot tokens.

Additionally, consider rotating your Telegram bot tokens to invalidate any tokens that may have been exposed.

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