Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-8305OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity improper authentication in OpenClaw. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was detected in OpenClaw up to 2026.1.24. The impacted element is the function handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest of the file extensions/bluebubbles/src/monitor.ts of the component bluebubbles Webhook. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2026.2.12 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The patch is named a6653be0265f1f02b9de46c06f52ea7c81a836e6. The affected component should be upgraded.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-362590 | OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-362590 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #809371 | OpenClaw (formally ClawdBot) openclaw 2026.1.24 Authentication Bypass Issues third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/13786 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/13787 issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/Dave-gilmore-aus/security-advisories/blob/main/ClawdBot(aka%20OpenClaw)-Auth-Bypass-SSRF exploit
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a6653be0265f1f02b9de46c06f52ea7c81a836e6 patch
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.12 patch
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/ product