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A security service that auto-patches OpenClaw CVEs within hours of disclosure before attackers exploit them

OpenClaw shipped 9 CVEs in 4 days (March 2026) including a CVSS 9.9 privilege escalation affecting 135K+ exposed instances. Most operators have no way to know which CVEs affect their version, no automated patching, and no coordination between the flood of advisories (156+ total) and their actual attack surface. This tool continuously monitors CVE feeds, maps each advisory to your installed version and enabled features, and applies safe mitigations automatically while queuing risky patches for human approval.

Demand Breakdown

HN
3,500
Reddit
1,200
GitHub
156

Gap Assessment

CompetitiveMultiple tools exist but differentiation opportunities remain

3 tools exist (jgamblin/OpenClawCVEs, SecureClaw, Snyk) but gaps remain: Tracking only, no version matching, no auto-mitigation, no patching, passive list not active defense; Point-in-time audit, no continuous CVE monitoring, no auto-patching, no fleet management.

Features4 agent-ready prompts

Poller that ingests NVD, GitHub Advisories, and OpenClaw release notes, matches CVEs against your installed version, and alerts on hits
Patcher that downloads the fix, applies it in a sandbox, runs your test suite, and promotes to production only if tests pass
Analyzer that scores each patch by breaking change surface area, dependency depth, and community adoption rate before applying
Web UI that shows CVE status across all your OpenClaw instances with patch state, risk score, and one-click remediation

Competitive LandscapeFREE

ProductDoesMissing
jgamblin/OpenClawCVEsTracks and lists all OpenClaw CVEs in a single repo with advisory countTracking only, no version matching, no auto-mitigation, no patching, passive list not active defense
SecureClaw55-check automated audit and hardening tool mapped to OWASP Agentic top 10Point-in-time audit, no continuous CVE monitoring, no auto-patching, no fleet management
SnykScans npm dependencies for known vulnerabilities including OpenClaw packagesGeneric SCA tool, no OpenClaw-specific mitigation playbooks, no config-level patching, no runtime protection

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453.3KOpenClaw v2026.5.27: Security Hardening — Tailscale No-Auth Rejected, Admin Authority for Node Approvals, Content Boundaries2.7KOpenClaw security advisory count hits 156 (128 awaiting CVE), 42K+ exposed instances770OpenClaw Hit by New Privilege Escalation CVE Wave in Late April 2026770CVE-2026-32922: Critical Privilege Escalation in OpenClaw Token Rotation (CVSS 9.9)770CVE-2026-33579 lets anyone with pairing access escalate to full admin on 135K+ OpenClaw instances770OpenClaw Trojan Horse: Hackers Actively Exploit Vulnerabilities to Control 28,000+ Systems Globally694OpenClaw Is a Security Nightmare Dressed Up as a Daydream — 397 Points on HN158OpenClaw Patches 13 New CVEs in April 2026 Including CVSS 8.7 Privilege Escalation and 8.4 Code Execution158Four New High-Severity OpenClaw CVEs Disclosed in April 2026: Gateway Privilege Escalation, Sandbox Escape, SSRF1569 CVEs in 4 Days — OpenClaw March 2026 Vulnerability Flood Including CVSS 9.9 Privilege Escalation100CVE-2026-35639: OpenClaw device.pair.approve privilege escalation (CVSS 8.7) — highest severity in April 2026 batch84CVE-2026-35641: OpenClaw .npmrc credential exfiltration and arbitrary code execution (CVSS 8.4)23Three new OpenClaw CVEs: sandbox bypass (7.5), privilege escalation (9.8 critical), SSRF20OpenClaw developers targeted in crypto-wallet phishing attack via GitHub7CVE-2026-41299: Gateway ACP Provenance Guard Bypassed by WebSocket Client Identity Spoofing2CVE-2026-34425: Shell-Bleed Preflight Validation Bypass Allows Arbitrary Script Execution in OpenClaw0CVE-2026-41297: SSRF in OpenClaw Marketplace Plugin Download (CVSS 7.6)026% of 31,000 OpenClaw agent skills contain at least one vulnerability0Zero-day credential leak via cross-origin redirects — CVE-2026-32913 CVSS 9.30OpenClaw Git Executable Hijack via .npmrc — CVE-2026-32920 Enables Arbitrary Code Execution During Plugin Install0CVE-2026-33581: OpenClaw Sandbox Bypass — Arbitrary File Read via mediaUrl/fileUrl Parameters0CVE-2026-34426 bypasses OpenClaw approval system via environment variable normalization mismatch0OpenClaw v2026.4.14 Ships 50+ Security Fixes Including Config Protection Against Prompt Injection Attacks0CVE-2026-41303: Discord Text Command Auth Bypass Lets Non-Approvers Resolve Exec Requests (CVSS 8.8)0OpenClaw v2026.4.14 Hardens Config Against Prompt Injection: LLMs Can No Longer Modify Safety Rules0CVE-2026-41296: TOCTOU Race Condition in OpenClaw Filesystem Bridge Enables Sandbox Escape (CVSS 8.8)0CVE-2026-44115: OpenClaw Shell Expansion Bypass Lets Attackers Run Unapproved Commands via Heredoc0Three New CVEs Hit OpenClaw April 29: SSRF, Role Bypass, Approval Timeout0OpenClaw agents vulnerable to prompt injection and data exfiltration via URL previews
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