CVE-2026-25253

Exp

OpenClaw (aka clawdbot or Moltbot) before 2026.1.29 obtains a gatewayUrl value from a query string and automatically makes a WebSocket connection without prompting, sending a token value.

Published: 2026-02-01 Last update: 2026-02-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-25253 is rated Exploit Available (56/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2026-25253

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-25253

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-05 0.05% 0.05% +0.00%
2 2026-02-22 0.06% 0.05% -0.01%
3 2026-02-21 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-25253

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-25253

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-25253

GHSA-g8p2-7wf7-98mq · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — OpenClaw/Clawdbot has 1-Click RCE via Authentication Token Exfiltration From gatewayUrl

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-25253

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openclaw openclaw < 2026.1.29 cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

References for CVE-2026-25253

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