Missing Authorization Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.21

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Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.21 or higher.

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Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15372322
published4 Mar 2026
disclosed3 Mar 2026
creditRafael M

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Introduced: 3 Mar 2026

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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 Authorization via sandbox-browser-entrypoint.sh. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to VNC observer sessions by connecting to the noVNC service, which is exposed without authentication on the host loopback interface.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0

version 3.1

Attack Vector (AV)
Local
Attack Complexity (AC)
Low
Attack Requirements (AT)
None
Privileges Required (PR)
None
User Interaction (UI)
None

Confidentiality (VC)
Low
Integrity (VI)
Low
Availability (VA)
None

Confidentiality (SC)
None
Integrity (SI)
None
Availability (SA)
None