Missing Authentication for Critical Function Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.22
Threat Intelligence
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- published4 Mar 2026
- disclosed3 Mar 2026
- credittdjackey
Introduced: 3 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-22174 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.22 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function via the getHeadersWithAuth function. An attacker can obtain authentication tokens by controlling a local loopback port and intercepting probe traffic.
Note: This is only exploitable if the deployment is in a shared-user or shared-host environment where an untrusted local user or process can bind to the loopback relay port.