# CVE-2026-8305: OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication

> Attackers can bypass authentication in the OpenClaw bluebubbles webhook handler, allowing unauthorized access to webhook functionality.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 May 2026
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7g7j-xm76-28w4

## What is CVE-2026-8305?

CVE-2026-8305 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 11 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### 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.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8305?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openclaw Openclaw.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-8305?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-8305 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-8305 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

- [CVE-2026-28363](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28363/): Security feature bypass in OpenClaw (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-30741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30741/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-33579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33579/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-32922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32922/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-32978](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32978/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners (critical 9.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-8305 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-8305 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 11 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-8305 exists.

Affected product: Openclaw Openclaw. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8305/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8305/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8305
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8305
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-8305

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8305/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.