TC-2026-0025 · GH · PACKAGE
openclaw/[email protected]
CVE-2026-25253 (CVSS 8.8): 1-click RCE via gatewayUrl query parameter in OpenClaw Control UI; leaks gateway auth token over WebSocket and disables sandbox execution.
Signed ledger verdict
TC-2026-0025
Known bad (exit 2)
gh:openclaw/[email protected]
IOC & scope: gh:openclaw/[email protected] (CVE-2026-25253). Verified by human review and signed into the CC-BY 4.0 OSV v1.6.0 feed.
Run live in Counter Workbench
Signed in /feed.json (.sig).
Deterministic capability profile and taxonomy mapping.
Every artifact in the threat.cafe ledger is profiled across eight execution vectors and mapped to the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications (ASI01-ASI10) and Agentic Skills & Tools (AST01-AST10).
8-Vector Capability X-Ray (ABOM)
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1. Filesystem
Sensitive paths touched:
~/.openclaw/openclaw.json -
2. Environment
Variables harvested:
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN -
3. Network
Outbound egress domains:
ws://attacker.invalid (cross-origin WebSocket token leak) -
4. Subprocess
Process execution primitives:
exec.approvals=off -> host shell RCE -
5. Lifecycle
Install / startup hooks:
None observed -
6. OAuth / MCP
Declared scopes:
None observed -
7. Obfuscation
Encoding / steganography:
None observed -
8. Provenance
Attestation status:
vulnerable_release_cve_2026_25253
Governance & detector mapping
- OWASP Agentic ASI (2026): ASI02 (Tool Misuse & Exploitation), ASI03 (Identity & Privilege Abuse), ASI05 (Unexpected Code Execution (RCE))
- OWASP Agentic AST (2026): AST02 (Tool & Skill Injection), AST03 (Insecure Credential Handling)
- Deterministic rules matched:
CONFIG_02_LOCALHOST_NO_AUTH
Version scoping & related records
- TC-2026-0026 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status
known_bad— CVE-2026-25157 (CVSS 7.8): OS command injection in OpenClaw macOS SSH remote project path handling and node-ho - TC-2026-0027 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status
known_bad— CVE-2026-25475 (CVSS 6.5): Local File Inclusion (LFI) in OpenClaw Media Understanding attachment handler via u - TC-2026-0028 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status
known_bad— CVE-2026-25593 (CVSS 8.4): Unauthenticated local RCE via WebSocket config.apply cliPath option injection in Op - TC-2026-0029 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status
known_bad— CVE-2026-26319 (CVSS 7.5): Missing webhook authentication in OpenClaw Telnyx voice plugin allowing forged inbo - TC-2026-0030 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status
known_bad— CVE-2026-26322 (CVSS 7.6): Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in OpenClaw Gateway tool host parameter allowing - TC-2026-0031 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status
known_bad— CVE-2026-26329 (CVSS 8.1): Path traversal in OpenClaw Browser upload action allowing arbitrary host file reads - TC-2026-0032 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status
known_bad— CVE-2026-32922 (CVSS 8.6): Device identity nonce verification bypass in OpenClaw pairing flow permitting rogue - TC-2026-0033 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status
known_bad— CVE-2026-33579 (CVSS 9.1): Privilege escalation in OpenClaw /pair approve command allowing a low-privilege cal - TC-2026-0111 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status
no_known_bad— Patched OpenClaw release remediating CVE-2026-25253 through CVE-2026-33579 with mandatory gateway token isolat
Local CLI verification
$ threat-cafe-hook check "gh:openclaw/[email protected]" [threat.cafe] known_bad: gh:openclaw/[email protected] (TC-2026-0025) Reason: CVE-2026-25253 (CVSS 8.8): 1-click RCE via gatewayUrl query parameter in OpenClaw Control Source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25253 (credited to depthfirst / Mav Levin)
OSV v1.6.0 machine-readable record
Included in /feed.json under CC-BY 4.0 license and verified by /feed.json.sig.
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"schema_version": "1.6.0",
"id": "TC-2026-0025",
"modified": "2026-02-03T12:00:00Z",
"published": "2026-02-03T12:00:00Z",
"summary": "CVE-2026-25253 (CVSS 8.8): 1-click RCE via gatewayUrl query parameter in OpenClaw Control UI; leaks gateway auth token over WebSocket and disables sandbox execution.",
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "gh",
"name": "openclaw/openclaw"
},
"versions": [
"2026.1.29"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"name": "depthfirst / Mav Levin",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25253"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://threat.cafe/incidents/tc-2026-0025/"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"target": "gh:openclaw/[email protected]",
"kind": "package",
"verdict": "known_bad",
"ioc": "gh:openclaw/[email protected] (CVE-2026-25253)",
"artifact_sha256": "a60cbbbb19b932d3900752b1dd65ee7a5875298b447e0fe173a0391a1fc2a628",
"owasp_asi": [
"ASI02",
"ASI03",
"ASI05"
],
"owasp_ast": [
"AST02",
"AST03"
],
"rules_matched": [
"CONFIG_02_LOCALHOST_NO_AUTH"
],
"abom": {
"fs_sensitive": [
"~/.openclaw/openclaw.json"
],
"env_harvest": [
"OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN"
],
"net_egress": [
"ws://attacker.invalid (cross-origin WebSocket token leak)"
],
"proc_exec": [
"exec.approvals=off -> host shell RCE"
],
"install_hooks": [],
"oauth_scopes": [],
"obfuscation": [],
"provenance": "vulnerable_release_cve_2026_25253"
},
"license": "CC-BY-4.0",
"record_digest": "sha256:04135b07be976a88fa35ec9004589cf00ca53fe1d91e27f9cdeb00b8a6caff08",
"release_signature_url": "https://threat.cafe/feed.json.sig"
}
}
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