Command Injection

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via cmd.exe on Windows nodes when exec allowlist or approval gating is enabled. An attacker can execute unauthorized commands by crafting input that leverages Windows...

OpenClaw has an arbitrary transcript path file write via gateway sessionFile

Summary In OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12, the gateway accepted an untrusted sessionFile path when resolving the session transcript file. This could allow an authenticated gateway client to create and append OpenClaw session transcript records at an arbitrary path on the gateway host...

GHSA-64QX-VPXX-MVQF OpenClaw has an arbitrary transcript path file write via gateway sessionFile

Summary In OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12, the gateway accepted an untrusted sessionFile path when resolving the session transcript file. This could allow an authenticated gateway client to create and append OpenClaw session transcript records at an arbitrary path on the gateway host...

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key via the sessionKey parameter in the POST /hooks/agent endpoint. An attacker can inject messages or prompts into arbitrary sessions by...

GHSA-HV93-R4J3-Q65F OpenClaw Hook Session Key Override Enables Targeted Cross-Session Routing

Summary The issue is not deterministic session keys by itself. The exploitable path was accepting externally supplied sessionKey values on authenticated hook ingress, allowing a hook token holder to route messages into chosen sessions. Affected Behavior - POST /hooks/agent accepted payload...

OpenClaw Hook Session Key Override Enables Targeted Cross-Session Routing

Summary The issue is not deterministic session keys by itself. The exploitable path was accepting externally supplied sessionKey values on authenticated hook ingress, allowing a hook token holder to route messages into chosen sessions. Affected Behavior - POST /hooks/agent accepted payload...

OpenClaw's gateway connect could skip device identity checks when auth.token was present but not yet validated

Summary The gateway WebSocket connect handshake could allow skipping device identity checks when auth.token was present but not yet validated. Details In src/gateway/server/ws-connection/message-handler.ts, the device-identity requirement could be bypassed based on the presence of a non-empty...

GHSA-RV39-79C4-7459 OpenClaw's gateway connect could skip device identity checks when auth.token was present but not yet validated

Summary The gateway WebSocket connect handshake could allow skipping device identity checks when auth.token was present but not yet validated. Details In src/gateway/server/ws-connection/message-handler.ts, the device-identity requirement could be bypassed based on the presence of a non-empty...

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function via the connect handshake in the gateway WebSocket, when auth.token is present but not validated. An attacker can gain unauthorized access by...

PT-2026-23524

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions 2026.1.14-1 through 2026.2.11 Description The software contains an improper network binding issue in the Chrome extension relay server. The server incorrectly handles wildcard hosts, treating them as loopback addresses. This...

PT-2026-23527

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions 2026.1.29 through 2026.2.0 Description The OpenClaw software, with the Twitch plugin installed and enabled, has an issue where access control is bypassed. Specifically, the allowFrom allowlist is not properly enforced when...

PT-2026-20318

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.3 Description OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. When the Slack integration is enabled, Slack channel metadata topic/description can be incorporated into the model's system prompt. This increases the injecti...

PT-2026-23566

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 Description The BlueBubbles webhook handler in OpenClaw authenticates requests based solely on loopback remoteAddress without validating forwarding headers. This allows bypass of configured webhook password...

PT-2026-20351

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 Description The OpenClaw software, when using the @openclaw/voice-call plugin, is susceptible to an authentication bypass. Specifically, the Telnyx webhook handler could accept unsigned inbound webhook...

PT-2026-23528

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 Description The OpenClaw Nostr channel plugin, when installed and enabled, exposes unauthenticated HTTP endpoints at /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile and /api/channels/nostr/:accountId/profile/import...

PT-2026-23545

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.2 Description The software contains a flaw in its exec approvals allowlist, which can be bypassed when command substitution syntax is used. Specifically, attackers can execute arbitrary commands by injecting...

PT-2026-20960

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 Description The skills.status function could reveal sensitive information to clients with operator.read access. This occurred because the function returned raw resolved config values within configChecks for...

PT-2026-20950

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions 2026.2.6 through 2026.2.13 Description The OpenClaw macOS desktop client registers the openclaw:// URL scheme. For openclaw://agent deep links lacking an unattended key, the application displays a confirmation dialog...

PT-2026-20492

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions 2026.2.13 and earlier Description An allowlist bypass exists in the OpenClaw npm package. This flaw causes a mismatch between the commands that are verified and the commands that are actually executed, potentially leading to...

PT-2026-23525

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.2 Description An authentication bypass exists in the optional voice-call extension when inbound allowlist policy validation is used. The system accepts empty caller IDs and uses suffix-based matching instead o...