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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-jwf4-8wf4-jf2m
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-jwf4-8wf4-jf2m
Aliases CVE-2026-22170
Summary OpenClaw: BlueBubbles (optional plugin) pairing/allowlist mismatch when allowFrom is empty ### Summary BlueBubbles is an optional OpenClaw channel plugin. A configuration-sensitive access-control mismatch allowed DM senders to be treated as authorized when `dmPolicy` was `pairing` or `allowlist` and `allowFrom` was empty/unset. ### Severity Rationale (Medium) Severity is set to **medium** because: - this affects an optional plugin, not core messaging surfaces; - many deployments use owner-controlled/private BlueBubbles identities with limited external reachability; - practical exploitability depends on an untrusted sender being able to reach that specific BlueBubbles account identifier. In typical personal/self-hosted BlueBubbles setups, the mapped Apple identity is single-owner and not broadly reachable, so this is usually low practical risk. Risk is higher in deployments where the identifier is publicly reachable and/or agent tool permissions are broad. ### Technical Details 1. BlueBubbles DM policy defaults to `pairing` (`dmPolicy ?? "pairing"`). 2. Effective allowlist can be empty (`effectiveAllowFrom`). 3. DM/reaction authorization called `isAllowedBlueBubblesSender(...)`. 4. That delegated to shared `isAllowedParsedChatSender(...)`, which previously returned `true` for empty allowlists. 5. Result: unknown senders could bypass intended pairing/allowlist gating when `allowFrom` was empty. ### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Vulnerable versions: `<= 2026.2.21-2` - Planned fixed version: `2026.2.22` ### Fix The shared parsed-chat allowlist helper now fails closed on empty allowlists, restoring expected BlueBubbles DM gating behavior. BlueBubbles inbound gating was also refactored to use one shared DM/group decision helper for both message and reaction paths to reduce future drift. ### Fix Commit(s) - `9632b9bcf032c5f2280c3103961fde912ab1f920` - `2ba6de7eaad812e5e8603018e14e54e96bdd57dd` - `51c0893673de8e5cea64e64351dbfa4680ba0dec` - `4540790cb62412676f7b61cfc6e47443f84a251e` OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 4.8
Risk 2.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
System Score Found at
cvssv4 5.3 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-jwf4-8wf4-jf2m/GHSA-jwf4-8wf4-jf2m.json
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
2ba6de7eaad812e5e8603018e14e54e96bdd57dd Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2ba6de7eaad812e5e8603018e14e54e96bdd57dd
4540790cb62412676f7b61cfc6e47443f84a251e Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4540790cb62412676f7b61cfc6e47443f84a251e
51c0893673de8e5cea64e64351dbfa4680ba0dec Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/51c0893673de8e5cea64e64351dbfa4680ba0dec
9632b9bcf032c5f2280c3103961fde912ab1f920 Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9632b9bcf032c5f2280c3103961fde912ab1f920
CVE-2026-22170 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22170
GHSA-jwf4-8wf4-jf2m Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jwf4-8wf4-jf2m
openclaw-bluebubbles-access-control-bypass-via-empty-allowfrom-configuration Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-bluebubbles-access-control-bypass-via-empty-allowfrom-configuration
No exploits are available.

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Patch URL
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-jwf4-8wf4-jf2m/GHSA-jwf4-8wf4-jf2m.json
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-03-31T15:21:26Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/22xxx/CVE-2026-22170.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-22170

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'yes'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]