OpenClaw Critical Vulnerabilities - Remote Code Execution Risk
Summary
CERT-Bund issued advisory WID-SEC-2026-1005 warning of critical vulnerabilities in OpenClaw personal AI assistant software. Multiple security flaws with CVSS Base Score 9.8 (critical) enable remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, bypass security controls, and access or manipulate data. Affected products include Open Source OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.4.8 running on Linux and UNIX systems.
What changed
CERT-Bund published security advisory WID-SEC-2026-1005 disclosing multiple critical vulnerabilities in OpenClaw personal AI assistant. The flaws carry a CVSS Base Score of 9.8 (critical) and enable remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, security control bypass, and data disclosure or manipulation. Affected systems run Open Source OpenClaw versions earlier than 2026.4.8 on Linux and UNIX platforms.
Organizations operating OpenClaw on Linux or UNIX infrastructure face immediate risk of remote compromise and should treat this as a critical priority. Security teams must inventory affected deployments, apply the available mitigation (patching to 2026.4.8), and audit for potential exploitation given the severity of remote code execution capability.
What to do next
- Identify all OpenClaw installations on Linux and UNIX systems immediately
- Update OpenClaw to version 2026.4.8 or later to patch vulnerabilities
- Monitor for indicators of compromise given remote code execution capability
Archived snapshot
Apr 9, 2026GovPing captured this document from the original source. If the source has since changed or been removed, this is the text as it existed at that time.
[WID-SEC-2026-1005] OpenClaw: Mehrere Schwachstellen CVSS Base Score 9.8 (kritisch) CVSS Temporal Score 8.5 (hoch) Remoteangriff ja Datum 07.04.2026 Stand 08.04.2026 Mitigation ja
Betroffene Systeme
Betriebssystem
- Linux
- UNIX
Produktbeschreibung
OpenClaw ist ein persönlicher KI-Assistent zur Ausführung auf eigenen Geräten.
Produkte
07.04.2026
- Open Source OpenClaw <2026.4.8
Angriff
Angriff
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um erweiterte Privilegien zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten offenzulegen oder zu manipulieren oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen. CVE Informationen Versionshistorie Feedback zum Advisory geben
Related changes
Get daily alerts for CERT-Bund Security Advisories
Daily digest delivered to your inbox.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
Source
About this page
Every important government, regulator, and court update from around the world. One place. Real-time. Free. Our mission
Source document text, dates, docket IDs, and authority are extracted directly from BSI.
The plain-English summary, classification, and "what to do next" steps are AI-generated from the original text. Cite the source document, not the AI analysis.
Classification
Who this affects
Taxonomy
Browse Categories
Get alerts for this source
We'll email you when CERT-Bund Security Advisories publishes new changes.