Missing Authentication for Critical Function Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.1.29-beta.1
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- published5 Feb 2026
- disclosed4 Feb 2026
- creditBartłomiej Dmitruk
Introduced: 4 Feb 2026
NewCVE-2026-25593 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.1.29-beta.1 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authentication for Critical Function via config.apply. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands as the gateway process user by supplying crafted cliPath values through the Gateway WebSocket API.