CVE-2026-35623: OpenClaw: BlueBubbles Webhook Missing Rate Limiting Enables Brute-Force Password Guessing
Summary BlueBubbles Webhook Missing Guess Rate Limiting Enables Brute-Force Guessing of Weak Webhook Password Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Affected versions: <= 2026.3.24 - First patched version: 2026.3.25 - Latest published npm version at verification time: 2026.3.24 Details BlueBubbles webhook auth previously rejected wrong passwords without throttling repeated guesses, allowing brute-force…
Published Mar 27, 2026 · Updated Apr 18, 2026
Affected packages
openclaw
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Affected
- <= 2026.3.24
- Fixed in
- No patched version yet
- Check
npm ls openclaw
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
BlueBubbles Webhook Missing Guess Rate Limiting Enables Brute-Force Guessing of Weak Webhook Password
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw - Affected versions:
<= 2026.3.24 - First patched version:
2026.3.25 - Latest published npm version at verification time:
2026.3.24
Details
BlueBubbles webhook auth previously rejected wrong passwords without throttling repeated guesses, allowing brute-force attempts against weak webhook passwords. Commit 5e08ce36d522a1c96df2bfe88e39303ae2643d92 adds repeated-guess throttling before auth failure responses.
Verified vulnerable on tag v2026.3.24 and fixed on main by commit 5e08ce36d522a1c96df2bfe88e39303ae2643d92.
Fix Commit(s)
5e08ce36d522a1c96df2bfe88e39303ae2643d92
Credited to zpbrent.
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xq8g-hgh6-87hv
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5e08ce36d522a1c96df2bfe88e39303ae2643d92
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35623
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-brute-force-attack-via-missing-webhook-password-rate-limiting
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xq8g-hgh6-87hv
How this page is made: the data panel comes from the GitHub Advisory Database, CISA’s KEV catalog, the NVD and FIRST EPSS, and updates twice a day. No analysis has been written for this entry yet. Methodology
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