Command Injection in OpenClaw Gateway WebSocket API
CVE-2026-25593 is a command injection vulnerability in OpenClaw, a personal AI assistant, affecting versions prior to 2026.1.20. The flaw is in the Gateway WebSocket API, where an unauthenticated local client can invoke config.apply to write configuration values, including an unsafe cliPath. That cliPath is later consumed during command discovery without sufficient validation or sanitization, allowing attacker-controlled input to reach an OS command execution context. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary command execution as the OpenClaw gateway user.
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One of several additional OpenClaw vulnerabilities mentioned as part of a broader stack of moderate- to high-severity flaws affecting the platform.
One of several recently disclosed OpenClaw vulnerabilities, ranging from moderate to high severity, that could lead to serious impacts such as remote code execution, command injection, SSRF, authentication bypass, or path traversal.
A local, unauthenticated command injection vulnerability in OpenClaw’s Gateway WebSocket API where an attacker can set an unsafe cliPath via config.apply, later leading to command execution as the gateway user.
A command injection vulnerability in OpenClaw's Gateway WebSocket API that allows an unauthenticated local client to set malicious cliPath values via config.apply, leading to arbitrary command execution with gateway user privileges.
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