High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-25593

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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openclawnpm	< 2026.1.20	2026.1.20

Affected products

OpenClaw/Openclaw2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*range: <2026.1.20
- (no CPE)range: < 2026.1.20
ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/openclaw
Range: < 2026.1.20

Patches

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcgghsaADVISORY
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g55j-c2v4-pjcgnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25593ghsaADVISORY

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