[UPDATE] [high] OpenClaw: Multiple vulnerabilities

highCVE-2026-59261

An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in OpenClaw to gain elevated privileges, execute arbitrary code, bypass security measures, disclose or manipulate data, or conduct other unspecified attacks.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: OpenClaw product: OpenClaw Privilege escalation Remote code execution Authentication bypass Information disclosureOther

What: An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in OpenClaw to gain elevated privileges, execute arbitrary code, bypass security measures, disclose or manipulate data, or conduct other unspecified attacks.
Who is affected: Deployments of OpenClaw are affected.
Urgency: Remediation is urgent due to the high severity and potential for significant impact.
Action: Update OpenClaw to the latest version to address these vulnerabilities.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-07-09
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2133

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-592610.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-59261	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

highCVE-2026-59261: OpenClaw before 2026.5.28 contains a credential exposure vulnerability where workspace dotenv …nvd

Recent advisories for OpenClaw

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

mediumCVE-2026-15193: A vulnerability was determined in AidanPark openclaw-android up to 0.4.0. The affected element…nvd · 2026-07-09
highCVE-2026-59261: OpenClaw before 2026.5.28 contains a credential exposure vulnerability where workspace dotenv …nvd · 2026-07-08
highGHSA-p73f-w79w-jqr5: OpenClaw: Native command authorization could skip owner-command enforcementghsa · 2026-07-02
highGHSA-j472-gf56-x589: OpenClaw: PowerShell encoded-command aliases could miss exec allowlist checksghsa · 2026-07-02
highGHSA-77q5-rr5v-x43q: OpenClaw: Trusted retry endpoint checks could match hostname prefixesghsa · 2026-07-02
highGHSA-w5ww-7chg-mxcq: OpenClaw: Telegram interactive callbacks could skip commands.allowFromghsa · 2026-07-02