How severe is CVE-2026-22170?

No CVSS score has been assigned to CVE-2026-22170 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2026-22170?

CVE-2026-22170 affects the following packages: openclaw (npm). Ecosystems affected: npm.

How do I fix CVE-2026-22170?

Update openclaw to 2026.2.22 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-22170 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2026-22170 in my npm dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2026-22170 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2026-22170?

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Is CVE-2026-22170 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2026-22170 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-22170?

CVE-2026-22170 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.3%, placing it in the 17th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-22170?

CVE-2026-22170 is classified as CWE-863 (CWE-863). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2026-22170 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2026-22170 was published on March 18, 2026 and was last updated on August 12, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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CVE-2026-22170 — openclaw

Fix: openclaw/openclaw@2ba6de7

CVE-2026-22170 is a CWE-863 vulnerability in openclaw. A fix is available for openclaw — see the affected versions and patch details below.

OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 BlueBubbles - Access Control Bypass via Empty allowFrom Configuration

Also known asGHSA-jwf4-8wf4-jf2m

Published

Mar 18, 2026

Updated

Aug 12, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Sep 22, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-22170.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs17th percentile — riskier than 17% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.

133other npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream

openclawnpm

2.7Mdownloads / week

Description

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

BlueBubbles DM policy defaults to pairing (dmPolicy ?? "pairing").
Effective allowlist can be empty (effectiveAllowFrom).
DM/reaction authorization called isAllowedBlueBubblesSender(...).
That delegated to shared isAllowedParsedChatSender(...), which previously returned true for empty allowlists.
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.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
📦npm	`openclaw`	all versions	2026.2.22`npm install openclaw@2026.2.22`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update openclaw to 2026.2.22 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-22170 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2026-22170 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to CVE-2026-22170. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### 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 identi

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