Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.21


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15374409
  • published4 Mar 2026
  • disclosed3 Mar 2026
  • creditVasco

Introduced: 3 Mar 2026

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-319  (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 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information via the gateway.controlUi.allowInsecureAuth configuration when it is explicitly enabled and the gateway is exposed over plaintext HTTP. An attacker can gain privileged operator access by intercepting or using leaked credentials.

Note: This is only exploitable if the insecure configuration is enabled and the gateway is accessible over plaintext HTTP.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1