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GHSA-MV9J-6XHH-G383

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-17 21:31 – Updated: 2026-03-06 00:58

Summary

OpenClaw's unauthenticated Nostr profile HTTP endpoints allow remote profile/config tampering

Details

Summary

The OpenClaw Nostr channel plugin (optional, disabled by default, installed separately) exposes profile management HTTP endpoints under /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile (GET/PUT) and /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile/import (POST). In affected versions, these routes were dispatched via the gateway plugin HTTP layer without requiring gateway authentication, allowing unauthenticated remote callers to read or mutate the Nostr profile and persist changes to the gateway config. Profile updates are also published as a signed Nostr kind:0 event using the bot's private key.

Deployments that do not have the Nostr plugin installed and enabled are not impacted.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <= 2026.2.9
Fixed versions: >= 2026.2.12
Scope note: only affects deployments with the optional @openclaw/nostr plugin installed and enabled

Details

This is exploitable when the gateway HTTP port is reachable beyond localhost (for example: bound to 0.0.0.0, exposed on a LAN, behind a reverse proxy, or via Tailscale Funnel/Serve).

Unauthenticated callers could update the Nostr profile and persist the new profile in the gateway config.

Mitigation

Upgrade to openclaw 2026.2.12 or later.

As a temporary mitigation, restrict gateway HTTP exposure (bind loopback-only and/or enforce network-layer access controls) until upgraded.

Fix

Gateway now requires gateway authentication for plugin HTTP requests under /api/channels/* before dispatching to plugin handlers.

Fix commit(s): - 647d929c9d0fd114249230d939a5cb3b36dc70e7

Thanks @simecek for reporting.

Severity ?

6.2 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

6.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "published": "2026-02-17T21:31:17Z",
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  "summary": "OpenClaw\u0027s unauthenticated Nostr profile HTTP endpoints allow remote profile/config tampering"
}

CVE-2026-28450 (GCVE-0-2026-28450)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-05 21:59 – Updated: 2026-03-09 16:49

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.2.12 - Unauthenticated Profile Tampering via Nostr Plugin HTTP Endpoints

Summary

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 with the optional Nostr plugin enabled expose unauthenticated HTTP endpoints at /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile and /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile/import that allow reading and modifying Nostr profiles without gateway authentication. Remote attackers can exploit these endpoints to read sensitive profile data, modify Nostr profiles, persist malicious changes to gateway configuration, and publish signed Nostr events using the bot's private key when the gateway HTTP port is accessible beyond localhost.

Severity ?

8.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

6.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

CWE

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	vendor-advisory
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/647d9…	patch
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-una…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.2.12 (custom)

Date Public ?

2026-02-14 00:00

Credits

Petr Simecek (@simecek) Stanislav Fort, Aisle Research, www.aisle.com

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Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-MV9J-6XHH-G383

Summary

Affected Packages / Versions

Details

Mitigation

Fix

CVE-2026-28450 (GCVE-0-2026-28450)

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