Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-25593

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant.

Published Feb 6, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 9, 2026 · OpenClaw OpenClaw

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-25593. EPSS is 0.71%. Act only if a listed version of OpenClaw OpenClaw is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.71%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor OpenClaw OpenClaw < 2026.1.20

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to 2026.1.20, an unauthenticated local client could use the Gateway WebSocket API to write config via config.apply and set unsafe cliPath values that were later used for command discovery, enabling command injection as the gateway user. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.1.20.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor OpenClaw OpenClaw < 2026.1.20< 2026.1.20

How to fix CVE-2026-25593

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-25593. EPSS is 0.71%. Act only if a listed version of OpenClaw OpenClaw is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with OpenClaw OpenClaw < 2026.1.20 < 2026.1.20. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.71%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 6, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to 2026.1.20, an unauthenticated local client could use the Gateway WebSocket API to write config via config.apply and set unsafe cliPath values that were later used for command discovery, enabling command injection as the gateway user. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.1.20.

  2. Feb 9, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to 2026.1.20, an unauthenticated local client could use the Gateway WebSocket API to write config via config.apply and set unsafe cliPath values that were later used for command discovery, enabling command injection as the gateway user. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.1.20.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-25593

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-25593

    30-day exploitation probability 0.71%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-5577

    OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to 2026.1.20, an unauthenticated local client could use the Gateway WebSocket API to write config via config.apply and set unsafe cliPath values that were later used for command discovery, enabling command injection as the gateway user.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 3, 2026