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TI-2026-20700 Aliases CVE-2026-25593GHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcg

OpenClaw Affected by Unauthenticated Local RCE via WebSocket config.apply

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-306 and CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00715 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed openclaw (openclaw): 2026.1.20openclaw (npm): 2026.1.20

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawopenclawbefore 2026.1.202026.1.20Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.1.202026.1.20Patch availableGHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcg
  • openclaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.1.20 Fixed in 2026.1.20 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.1.20 Fixed in 2026.1.20 Patch available GHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcg

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.1.20VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.1.20 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA openclaw (openclaw) Fixed in 2026.1.20
  • Fix · GHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcg openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.1.20 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-25593
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcg

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • 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
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