CVE-2026-25593

OpenClaw Affected by Unauthenticated Local RCE via WebSocket config.apply

State: Published
Severity: 8.4 High
Published: Feb 6, 2026
Updated: Feb 9, 2026
Reserved: Feb 3, 2026

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.4 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	GitHub_M

Weaknesses

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Affected Products

Product	Versions
openclawopenclaw	< 2026.1.20Affected

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcg

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