High

OpenClaw BlueBubbles webhook auth bypass via loopback proxy trust

  • Disclosed: 17.02.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Summary

In affected versions, the optional BlueBubbles iMessage channel plugin could accept webhook requests as authenticated based only on the TCP peer address being loopback (127.0.0.1, ::1, ::ffff:127.0.0.1) even when the configured webhook secret was missing or incorrect. This does not affect the default iMessage integration unless BlueBubbles is installed and enabled.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • npm: openclaw < 2026.2.13
  • npm: @openclaw/bluebubbles < 2026.2.13

Details

If a deployment exposes the BlueBubbles webhook endpoint through a same-host reverse proxy (or an attacker can reach loopback via SSRF), an unauthenticated party may be able to inject inbound webhook events into the agent pipeline.

Fix Commit(s)

  • f836c385ffc746cb954e8ee409f99d079bfdcd2f
  • 743f4b28495cdeb0d5bf76f6ebf4af01f6a02e5a (defense-in-depth)

Mitigations

  • Set a non-empty BlueBubbles webhook password.
  • Avoid deployments where a public-facing reverse proxy forwards to a loopback-bound Gateway without strong upstream authentication.

Thanks @MegaManSec (https://joshua.hu) of AISLE Research Team for reporting.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package openclaw < 2026.2.13 2026.2.13
npm package @openclaw/bluebubbles < 2026.2.13 2026.2.13

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863
Platform
npm
Package
openclaw, @openclaw/bluebubbles
Disclosed
17.02.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-pchc-86f6-8758 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: openclaw

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (588) in the archive
Total entries
588
First → latest
02.2026 07.2026
Without a fix
9
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 20
  • High 215
  • Medium 299
  • Low 54

Disclosures per year

  1. 2026: 588
Severity:
  1. OpenClaw BlueBubbles webhook auth bypass via loopback proxy trust this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-26316 < 2026.2.13 2026.2.13
  2. High · 8.8 CVE-2026-53811 < 2026.5.7 2026.5.7
  3. High · 8.8 CVE-2026-53806 < 2026.5.12 2026.5.12
  4. High · 7.8 CVE-2026-53813 < 2026.4.25 2026.4.25
  5. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-53834 < 2026.4.27 2026.4.27
  6. Critical CVE-2026-34507 < 2026.4.29 2026.4.29
  7. High CVE-2026-53823 < 2026.5.3 2026.5.3
  8. High · 8.4 CVE-2026-53814 < 2026.5.20 2026.5.20
  9. High · 6.5 CVE-2026-53815 < 2026.5.19 2026.5.19
  10. High · 8.1 CVE-2026-53849 < 2026.5.7 2026.5.7
  11. High · 8.1 CVE-2026-53857 < 2026.5.3 2026.5.3
  12. High · 8.1 CVE-2026-53866 < 2026.5.12 2026.5.12
  13. High · 8.1 CVE-2026-53864 < 2026.5.26 2026.5.26
  14. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-44109 < 2026.4.15 2026.4.15
  15. Critical · 8.1 CVE-2026-43585 < 2026.4.15 2026.4.15
  16. High · 8.8 CVE-2026-43530 >= 2026.2.23, < 2026.4.12 2026.4.12
  17. High · 8.8 CVE-2026-42434 >= 2026.4.5, < 2026.4.10 2026.4.10
  18. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-42437 >= 2026.4.9, < 2026.4.10 2026.4.10
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