OS Command Injection in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-25593
Published: May 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129505
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-25593
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the Gateway WebSocket API config.apply functionality when processing crafted cliPath values for command discovery. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted WebSocket request to execute arbitrary commands.
The injected commands run as the gateway process user.
Affected software
OpenClaw
How to mitigate CVE-2026-25593
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenClaw - update to 2026.1.20