Missing Authentication for Critical Function Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.21


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15372236
  • published4 Mar 2026
  • disclosed3 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Mar 2026

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-306  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.21 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function in the webhook process of the optional BlueBubbles plugin when password authentication is not configured for incoming webhook events. An attacker can trigger unauthorized webhook actions by sending crafted requests to the webhook endpoint in deployments where password authentication is omitted. This is only exploitable if the BlueBubbles plugin is enabled and webhook password authentication is not set.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1