Directory Traversal

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the applypatch tool when non-sandboxed path resolution fails to enforce workspace containment. An attacker can write or delete files outside the intended workspace...

OpenClaw has a path traversal in apply_patch could write/delete files outside the workspace

Summary In affected versions, when applypatch was enabled and the agent ran without filesystem sandbox containment, crafted paths could cause file writes/deletes outside the configured workspace directory. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Affected: = 2026.2.14 Details The...

vantuz (>=3.3.2 <=3.3.7) potentially affected by CVE-2026-32060 via openclaw (=0.0.1)

openclaw NPM version =0.0.1 is affected by a known vulnerability. The following packages have a transitive dependency on openclaw and may be impacted: - vantuz =3.3.2, =3.3.7 Source cves: CVE-2026-32060 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-R5FQ-947M-XM57...

Use of Weak Hash

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use of Weak Hash due to the use of SHA-1 in the process that generates sandbox identifier cache keys for Docker or browser sandbox configuration. An attacker can cause one configuration t...

GHSA-FH3F-Q9QW-93J9 OpenClaw replaced a deprecated sandbox hash algorithm

Affected Packages / Versions - npm package: openclaw - Affected versions: = 2026.2.14 - Fixed version pre-set: 2026.2.15 Description The sandbox identifier cache key for Docker/browser sandbox configuration used SHA-1 to hash normalized configuration payloads. SHA-1 is deprecated for cryptographi...

OpenClaw replaced a deprecated sandbox hash algorithm

Affected Packages / Versions - npm package: openclaw - Affected versions: = 2026.2.14 - Fixed version pre-set: 2026.2.15 Description The sandbox identifier cache key for Docker/browser sandbox configuration used SHA-1 to hash normalized configuration payloads. SHA-1 is deprecated for cryptographi...

vantuz (>=3.3.2 <=3.3.7) potentially affected by CVE-2026-28394 via openclaw (=0.0.1)

openclaw NPM version =0.0.1 is affected by a known vulnerability. The following packages have a transitive dependency on openclaw and may be impacted: - vantuz =3.3.2, =3.3.7 Source cves: CVE-2026-28394 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-P536-VVPP-9MC8...

GHSA-P536-VVPP-9MC8 OpenClaw has a Web Fetch DoS via unbounded response parsing

Summary The webfetch tool could be used to crash the OpenClaw Gateway process OOM / resource exhaustion by fetching and attempting to parse attacker-controlled web pages with oversized response bodies or pathological HTML nesting. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Affected...

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via the webfetch tool. An attacker can cause the application to exhaust system memory or become unresponsive by tricking a user or...

OpenClaw has a Web Fetch DoS via unbounded response parsing

Summary The webfetch tool could be used to crash the OpenClaw Gateway process OOM / resource exhaustion by fetching and attempting to parse attacker-controlled web pages with oversized response bodies or pathological HTML nesting. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Affected...

Running OpenClaw safely: identity, isolation, and runtime risk

Self-hosted agent runtimes like OpenClaw are showing up fast in enterprise pilots, and they introduce a blunt reality: OpenClaw includes limited built-in security controls. The runtime can ingest untrusted text, download and execute skills i.e. code from external sources, and perform actions usin...

Running OpenClaw safely: identity, isolation, and runtime risk

Self-hosted agent runtimes like OpenClaw are showing up fast in enterprise pilots, and they introduce a blunt reality: OpenClaw includes limited built-in security controls. The runtime can ingest untrusted text, download and execute skills i.e. code from external sources, and perform actions usin...

GHSA-9PPG-JX86-FQW7 Unauthorized npm publish of [email protected] with modified postinstall script

Description On February 17, 2026 at 3:26 AM PT, an unauthorized party used a compromised npm publish token to publish an update to Cline CLI on the NPM registry: [email protected]. The published package contains a modified package.json with an added postinstall script: "postinstall": "npm install -g...

Unauthorized npm publish of [email protected] with modified postinstall script

Description On February 17, 2026 at 3:26 AM PT, an unauthorized party used a compromised npm publish token to publish an update to Cline CLI on the NPM registry: [email protected]. The published package contains a modified package.json with an added postinstall script: "postinstall": "npm install -g...

Infostealer Found Stealing OpenClaw AI Identity and Memory Files

Researchers at Hudson Rock have identified a live infection where an infostealer exfiltrated a victim’s OpenClaw configuration. The discovery highlights a shift in malware behaviour toward harvesting personal AI identity files...

CVE-2026-25474

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.1.30 and below, if channels.telegram.webhookSecret is not set when in Telegram webhook mode, OpenClaw may accept webhook HTTP requests without verifying Telegram’s secret token header. In deployments where the webhook endpoint is reachable by ...

CVE-2026-24764

OpenClaw formerly Clawdbot is a personal AI assistant users run on their own devices. In versions 2026.2.2 and below, when the Slack integration is enabled, channel metadata topic/description can be incorporated into the model's system prompt. Prompt injection is a documented risk for LLM-driven...

CVE-2026-25474

OpenClaw (openclaw) contains a vulnerability in versions 2026.1.30 and earlier where, if channels.telegram.webhookSecret is not set while operating in Telegram webhook mode, it may accept webhook requests without verifying Telegram’s secret header. This can allow an attacker who can reach the web...

CVE-2026-25474 OpenClaw has a Telegram webhook request forgery (missing `channels.telegram.webhookSecret`) → auth bypass

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.1.30 and below, if channels.telegram.webhookSecret is not set when in Telegram webhook mode, OpenClaw may accept webhook HTTP requests without verifying Telegram’s secret token header. In deployments where the webhook endpoint is reachable by ...

CVE-2026-25474 OpenClaw has a Telegram webhook request forgery (missing `channels.telegram.webhookSecret`) → auth bypass

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.1.30 and below, if channels.telegram.webhookSecret is not set when in Telegram webhook mode, OpenClaw may accept webhook HTTP requests without verifying Telegram’s secret token header. In deployments where the webhook endpoint is reachable by ...