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GHSA-G55J-C2V4-PJCG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-04 20:06 – Updated: 2026-02-06 21:43

Summary

OpenClaw vulnerable to Unauthenticated Local RCE via WebSocket config.apply

Details

Summary

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.

Impact

A local process on the same machine could execute arbitrary commands as the gateway process user.

Details

config.apply accepted raw JSON and wrote it to disk after schema validation.
cliPath values were not constrained to safe executable names/paths.
Command discovery used a shell invocation when resolving executables.

Mitigation

Upgrade to a patched release. If projects cannot upgrade immediately, set gateway.auth and avoid custom cliPath values.

Severity

8.4 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "openclaw"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
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              "fixed": "2026.1.20"
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          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-25593"
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  "database_specific": {
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      "CWE-20",
      "CWE-306",
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    ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-04T20:06:46Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-02-06T21:16:17Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nAn 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.\n\n### Impact\n\nA local process on the same machine could execute arbitrary commands as the gateway process user.\n\n### Details\n\n- `config.apply` accepted raw JSON and wrote it to disk after schema validation.\n- `cliPath` values were not constrained to safe executable names/paths.\n- Command discovery used a shell invocation when resolving executables.\n\n### Mitigation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release. If projects cannot upgrade immediately, set `gateway.auth` and avoid custom `cliPath` values.",
  "id": "GHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcg",
  "modified": "2026-02-06T21:43:41Z",
  "published": "2026-02-04T20:06:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcg"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
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    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
    }
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw vulnerable to Unauthenticated Local RCE via WebSocket config.apply"
}

BREW-OPENCLAW-CLI-CVE-20… (GHSA-G55J-C2V4-PJCG)

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 17:21 – Updated: 2026-09-12 09:47 – Source website

Summary

OpenClaw vulnerable to Unauthenticated Local RCE via WebSocket config.apply

Details

Summary

Impact

A local process on the same machine could execute arbitrary commands as the gateway process user.

Details

config.apply accepted raw JSON and wrote it to disk after schema validation.
cliPath values were not constrained to safe executable names/paths.
Command discovery used a shell invocation when resolving executables.

Mitigation

Upgrade to a patched release. If projects cannot upgrade immediately, set gateway.auth and avoid custom cliPath values.

Severity

8.4 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

URL

Type

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	WEB
	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25593	ADVISORY
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw	PACKAGE

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        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "2026.1.20"
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        "ecosystem": "Homebrew",
        "name": "openclaw-cli",
        "purl": "pkg:brew/openclaw-cli"
      },
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          "events": [
            {
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    "source": "matched",
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      }
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  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nAn 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.\n\n### Impact\n\nA local process on the same machine could execute arbitrary commands as the gateway process user.\n\n### Details\n\n- `config.apply` accepted raw JSON and wrote it to disk after schema validation.\n- `cliPath` values were not constrained to safe executable names/paths.\n- Command discovery used a shell invocation when resolving executables.\n\n### Mitigation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release. If projects cannot upgrade immediately, set `gateway.auth` and avoid custom `cliPath` values.",
  "id": "BREW-openclaw-cli-CVE-2026-25593",
  "modified": "2026-09-12T09:47:35Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:21:32Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcg"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  "summary": "OpenClaw vulnerable to Unauthenticated Local RCE via WebSocket config.apply",
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    "GHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcg",
    "CVE-2026-25593"
  ]
}

CVE-2026-25593 (GCVE-0-2026-25593)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-06 20:56 – Updated: 2026-02-09 15:27

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)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-02-09 15:20 UTC

CWE

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

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7760 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
openclaw	openclaw	Affected: < 2026.1.20

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