Missing Authentication for Critical Function Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.12


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15435543
  • published6 Mar 2026
  • disclosed6 Mar 2026
  • creditPetr Simecek

Introduced: 6 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-29613  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-306  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.12 or higher.

Overview

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Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function in the webhook process of the BlueBubbles plugin due to trusting the loopback remoteAddress without validating forwarding headers. An attacker can inject arbitrary message and reaction events by sending crafted requests to the proxy endpoint when the gateway is operating behind a reverse proxy.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1