CVE-2026-25593 (GCVE-0-2026-25593)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-06 20:56 – Updated: 2026-02-06 20:56
VLAI?
Title
OpenClaw Affected by Unauthenticated Local RCE via WebSocket config.apply
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.
Severity ?
8.4 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
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Nomenclature
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- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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