OpenClaw up to 2026.2.11 BlueBubbles missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.11 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component BlueBubbles. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-29613. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.11. This issue affects an unknown part of the component BlueBubbles. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 contain a vulnerability in the BlueBubbles (optional plugin) webhook handler in which it authenticates requests based solely on loopback remoteAddress without validating forwarding headers, allowing bypass of configured webhook passwords. When the gateway operates behind a reverse proxy, unauthenticated remote attackers can inject arbitrary BlueBubbles message and reaction events by reaching the proxy endpoint.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-29613 since 03/04/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2026.2.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 743f4b28495cdeb0d5bf76f6ebf4af01f6a02e5a is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.2.12
Patch: 743f4b28495cdeb0d5bf76f6ebf4af01f6a02e5a

Timelineinfo

03/04/2026 CVE reserved
03/06/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
03/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/10/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-xc7w-v5x6-cc87
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-29613 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-29613
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349373

Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2026 07:44
Updated: 03/10/2026 15:44
Changes: 03/06/2026 07:44 (78), 03/08/2026 08:08 (6), 03/10/2026 15:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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