Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw
Priority HIGH 73CWE-669Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
OpenClaw (aka clawdbot or Moltbot) before 2026.1.29 obtains a gatewayUrl value from a query string and automatically makes a WebSocket connection without prompting, sending a token value.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.32379 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.1.29clawdbot (npm): 2026.1.29
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | before 2026.1.29 | 2026.1.29 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | clawdbot (npm) | before 2026.1.29 | 2026.1.29 | Patch available | GHSA-g8p2-7wf7-98mq |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.1.29 Fixed in 2026.1.29 Patch available CNA
- clawdbot (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.1.29 Fixed in 2026.1.29 Patch available GHSA-g8p2-7wf7-98mq
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.1.29
- Fix · GHSA-g8p2-7wf7-98mq clawdbot (npm) Fixed in 2026.1.29 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-25253
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g8p2-7wf7-98mq
References
Exploit 3
Advisory 2
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-27754 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Incorrect Authorization in POST /reset-profile via browser.request CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-25253 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-25253 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g8p2-7wf7-98mq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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