highVulnerability

GHSA-h4g2-xfmw-q2c9

### Summary A Clauster instance bound to a **non-loopback** address (e.g. `0.0.0.0` or a LAN IP) can serve the entire dashboard and its API **without any authentication** — even when the operator has configured a password — if `auth.enabled` is left at its default (`false`). The operator believes the instance is password-protected; in reality every request is served unauthenticated. ### Impact An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the instance gains full control of the dashboard: list projects, **spawn/stop `claude remote-control` bridges in any project directory**, edit `CLAUDE.md`, read bridge logs, and (where configured) clone repositories. Because bridges run Claude Code against the host's project directories, this is effectively remote code execution in those projects. Loopback (`127.0.0.1`) deployments need no auth by design and are **not** affected. ### Affected configurations All released versions (≤ 0.2.1) where **all** of the following hold: - `host` is a non-loopback address, **and** - `auth.password_required: true` and/or `auth.reverse_proxy.enabled: true` is set, **and** - `auth.enabled` is left at its default `false`. Docker deployments are affected: the image binds `0.0.0.0`, and the previously-documented `docker run` command did not set `auth.enabled`. ### Root cause Two layers checked different flags: - The runtime auth guard enforces authentication only when `config.auth.enabled` is true; when false it passes **every** request through unauthenticated. - The config validator, for a non-loopback bind, required only one of `auth.password_required` / `auth.reverse_proxy.enabled` / `auth.allow_unauthenticated_network` — **not** `auth.enabled`. So a config with a password but `enabled=false` validated, started, and enforced nothing. ### Proof of concept With `host: 0.0.0.0`, `auth.password_required: true`, a valid `auth.password_hash`, and `auth.enabled` unset: ``` curl http://<host>:7621/api/instances ``` returns `200` with the full

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-h4g2-xfmw-q2c9
severity
high
summary
Clauster: Non-loopback deployments can serve the dashboard unauthenticated when auth.enabled is unset
cve_id
GHSA-h4g2-xfmw-q2c9
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-07-10T20:37:23Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4g2-xfmw-q2c9
ghsa_updated
2026-07-10T20:37:23Z

Related Entities (4)

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Missing Authentication for Critical Function

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]pip/clauster

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]pip/clauster

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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