{ "document": { "category": "csaf_base", "csaf_version": "2.0", "distribution": { "tlp": { "label": "WHITE" } }, "lang": "en", "notes": [ { "category": "legal_disclaimer", "text": "The Netherlands Cyber Security Center (henceforth: NCSC-NL) maintains this portal to enhance access to its information and vulnerabilities. The use of this information is subject to the following terms and conditions:\n\nThe vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are gathered by NCSC-NL from a variety of open sources, which the user can retrieve from other platforms. NCSC-NL makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the content of this portal is kept up to date, and that it is accurate and complete. Nevertheless, NCSC-NL cannot entirely rule out the possibility of errors, and therefore cannot give any warranty in respect of its completeness, accuracy or real-time keeping up-to-date. NCSC-NL does not control nor guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information obtained from these external sources. The vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are intended solely for the convenience of professional parties to take appropriate measures to manage the risks posed to the cybersecurity. No rights can be derived from the information provided therein.\n\nNCSC-NL and the Kingdom of the Netherlands assume no legal liability or responsibility for any damage resulting from either the use or inability of use of the vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal. This includes damage resulting from the inaccuracy of incompleteness of the information contained in it.\nThe information on this page is subject to Dutch law. All disputes related to or arising from the use of this portal regarding the disclosure of vulnerabilities will be submitted to the competent court in The Hague. This choice of means also applies to the court in summary proceedings." } ], "publisher": { "category": "coordinator", "contact_details": "cert@ncsc.nl", "name": "National Cyber Security Centre", "namespace": "https://www.ncsc.nl/" }, "title": "CVE-2026-28472", "tracking": { "current_release_date": "2026-03-23T10:45:57.453319Z", "generator": { "date": "2026-02-17T15:00:00Z", "engine": { "name": "V.E.L.M.A", "version": "1.7" } }, "id": "CVE-2026-28472", "initial_release_date": "2026-03-05T22:28:51.816859Z", "revision_history": [ { "date": "2026-03-05T22:28:51.816859Z", "number": "1", "summary": "CVE created.| Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| References created (3).| CWES updated (1)." }, { "date": "2026-03-05T22:28:54.571330Z", "number": "2", "summary": "NCSC Score created." }, { "date": "2026-03-05T22:38:51.023262Z", "number": "3", "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| Products connected (1).| References created (3).| CWES updated (1)." }, { "date": "2026-03-05T22:38:54.931819Z", "number": "4", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T00:21:19.699589Z", "number": "5", "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| Products connected (1).| References created (3).| CWES updated (1)." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T00:21:21.657133Z", "number": "6", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T07:35:31.533636Z", "number": "7", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T08:05:47.360474Z", "number": "8", "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)| Products connected (1).| References created (69)." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T08:05:49.677324Z", "number": "9", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T14:53:02.717316Z", "number": "10", "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| EPSS created." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T17:26:05.546764Z", "number": "11", "summary": "CVSS updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T17:26:10.537548Z", "number": "12", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-06T17:38:42.337416Z", "number": "13", "summary": "CVSS updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-07T04:29:18.701720Z", "number": "14", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-09T18:39:04.131437Z", "number": "15", "summary": "Unknown change." }, { "date": "2026-03-09T21:25:31.557712Z", "number": "16", "summary": "Products connected (1).| Product Identifiers created (1)." }, { "date": "2026-03-09T21:25:37.635338Z", "number": "17", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-03-11T23:49:52.779566Z", "number": "18", "summary": "CVSS created.| References created (2)." }, { "date": "2026-03-20T09:37:02.130559Z", "number": "19", "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)| EPSS created." } ], "status": "interim", "version": "19" } }, "product_tree": { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.14", "product": { "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.14", "product_id": "CSAFPID-5628215" } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "OpenClaw" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "Open Source" }, { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.2", "product": { "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.2", "product_id": "CSAFPID-5763942" } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "OpenClaw" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "OpenClaw" }, { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.2", "product": { "name": "vers:unknown/<2026.2.2", "product_id": "CSAFPID-5771868", "product_identification_helper": { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*" } } }, { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/>=0|<2026.2.2", "product": { "name": "vers:unknown/>=0|<2026.2.2", "product_id": "CSAFPID-5764094" } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "openclaw" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "openclaw" } ] }, "vulnerabilities": [ { "cve": "CVE-2026-28472", "cwe": { "id": "CWE-306", "name": "Missing Authentication for Critical Function" }, "notes": [ { "category": "description", "text": "OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.2 contain a vulnerability in the gateway WebSocket connect handshake in which it allows skipping device identity checks when auth.token is present but not validated. Attackers can connect to the gateway without providing device identity or pairing by exploiting the presence check instead of validation, potentially gaining operator access in vulnerable deployments.", "title": "nvd - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28472" }, { "category": "description", "text": "OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.2 contain a vulnerability in the gateway WebSocket connect handshake in which it allows skipping device identity checks when auth.token is present but not validated. Attackers can connect to the gateway without providing device identity or pairing by exploiting the presence check instead of validation, potentially gaining operator access in vulnerable deployments.", "title": "cveprojectv5 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28472" }, { "category": "description", "text": "### Summary\n\nThe gateway WebSocket `connect` handshake could allow skipping device identity checks when `auth.token` was present but not yet validated.\n\n### Details\n\nIn `src/gateway/server/ws-connection/message-handler.ts`, the device-identity requirement could be bypassed based on the *presence* of a non-empty `connectParams.auth.token` rather than a *validated* shared-secret authentication result.\n\n### Impact\n\nIn deployments where the gateway WebSocket is reachable and connections can be authorized via Tailscale without validating the shared secret, a client could connect without providing device identity/pairing. Depending on version and configuration, this could result in operator access.\n\n### Deployment Guidance\n\nPer OpenClaw security guidance, the gateway should only be reachable from a trusted network and by trusted users (for example, restrict Tailnet users/ACLs when using Tailscale Serve).\n\nIf the gateway WebSocket is only reachable by trusted users, there is typically no untrusted party with network access to exploit this issue.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: `<= 2026.2.1`\n- Fixed: `>= 2026.2.2`\n\n### Fix\n\nDevice-identity skipping now requires *validated* shared-secret authentication (token/password). Tailscale-authenticated connections without validated shared secret require device identity.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n\n- fe81b1d7125a014b8280da461f34efbf5f761575\n\nThanks @simecek for reporting.", "title": "osv - https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/osv-vulnerabilities/o/npm%2FGHSA-rv39-79c4-7459.json?alt=media" }, { "category": "other", "text": "0.00054", "title": "EPSS" }, { "category": "other", "text": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N", "title": "CVSSV4" }, { "category": "other", "text": "9.3", "title": "CVSSV4 base score" }, { "category": "other", "text": "6.3", "title": "NCSC Score" }, { "category": "other", "text": "There is product data available from source Certbundde", "title": "NCSC Score top increasing factors" } ], "product_status": { "known_affected": [ "CSAFPID-5763942", "CSAFPID-5764094", "CSAFPID-5628215", "CSAFPID-5771868" ] }, "references": [ { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28472" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source raw - nvd", "url": "https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2026-28472" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - cveprojectv5", "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28472" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source raw - cveprojectv5", "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/28xxx/CVE-2026-28472.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - osv", "url": "https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/osv-vulnerabilities/o/npm%2FGHSA-rv39-79c4-7459.json?alt=media" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-0424.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - first", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-28472" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source raw - first", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?limit=10000&offset=0" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - first", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?limit=10000&offset=0" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - cveprojectv5; nvd; osv", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fe81b1d7125a014b8280da461f34efbf5f761575" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde; cveprojectv5; nvd; osv", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rv39-79c4-7459" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - cveprojectv5; nvd; osv", "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-device-identity-check-bypass-in-gateway-websocket-connect-handshake" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - osv", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.2" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-0424.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-0424" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-33rq-m5x2-fvgf" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3fqr-4cg8-h96q" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3m3q-x3gj-f79x" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4564-pvr2-qq4h" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-47q7-97xp-m272" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4hg8-92x6-h2f3" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4rj2-gpmh-qq5x" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-56f2-hvwg-5743" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5xfq-5mr7-426q" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-64qx-vpxx-mvqf" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-782p-5fr5-7fj8" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7q2j-c4q5-rm27" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7rcp-mxpq-72pj" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7vwx-582j-j332" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3m" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8mh7-phf8-xgfm" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-943q-mwmv-hhvh" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-c37p-4qqg-3p76" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-chm2-m3w2-wcxm" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cv7m-c9jx-vg7q" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fhvm-j76f-qmjv" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g27f-9qjv-22pm" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g34w-4xqq-h79m" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g6q9-8fvw-f7rf" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gq9c-wg68-gwj2" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gv46-4xfq-jv58" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h3f9-mjwj-w476" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h89v-j3x9-8wqj" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h9g4-589h-68xv" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hv93-r4j3-q65f" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-j27p-hq53-9wgc" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jfv4-h8mc-jcp8" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jmm5-fvh5-gf4p" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jqpq-mgvm-f9r6" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jrvc-8ff5-2f9f" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m7x8-2w3w-pr42" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mj5r-hh7j-4gxf" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mp5h-m6qj-6292" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mqpw-46fh-299h" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mr32-vwc2-5j6h" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mv9j-6xhh-g383" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p25h-9q54-ffvw" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-pchc-86f6-8758" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-pg2v-8xwh-qhcc" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-pv58-549p-qh99" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-q447-rj3r-2cgh" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qj77-c3c8-9c3q" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qpjj-47vm-64pj" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qrq5-wjgg-rvqw" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qw99-grcx-4pvm" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-r5h9-vjqc-hq3r" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rmxw-jxxx-4cpc" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rq6g-px6m-c248" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rwj8-p9vq-25gv" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v6c6-vqqg-w888" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v773-r54f-q32w" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v892-hwpg-jwqp" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w2cg-vxx6-5xjg" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w5c7-9qqw-6645" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-wfp2-v9c7-fh79" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-x22m-j5qq-j49m" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xc7w-v5x6-cc87" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xvhf-x56f-2hpp" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xw4p-pw82-hqr7" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xwjm-j929-xq7c" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - osv", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28472" } ], "scores": [ { "cvss_v3": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL" }, "products": [ "CSAFPID-5628215", "CSAFPID-5763942", "CSAFPID-5764094", "CSAFPID-5771868" ] } ], "title": "CVE-2026-28472" } ] }