Is OpenClaw safe to use in production?

OpenClaw has significant security concerns in 2026 with 138+ CVEs, including critical privilege escalation and RCE vulnerabilities. Enterprise users should use Tank OS or similar isolation layers, keep versions updated, and never expose the gateway without authentication.

How many CVEs has OpenClaw had in 2026?

As of April 2026, OpenClaw has 138+ disclosed CVEs, averaging 2.2 new vulnerabilities per day over 63 days, tracked across 18 pages on OpenCVE.

What was the ClawHavoc campaign?

In January 2026, 1,200 malicious skills infiltrated the OpenClaw agent marketplace. A month later researchers catalogued 6,487 malicious agent tools that VirusTotal cannot detect.

What is the worst OpenClaw CVE in 2026?

CVE-2026-32922 (CVSS 9.9) - a privilege escalation in device.token.rotate that lets any paired device escalate to full admin with RCE capability via a single API call.

How many OpenClaw instances are publicly exposed?

A February 2026 internet-wide scan revealed over 135,000 publicly accessible OpenClaw instances, with 63% running without any gateway authentication.

Where can I track OpenClaw security vulnerabilities?

The jgamblin/OpenClawCVEs GitHub repo provides automated real-time tracking, and blog.barrack.ai published a comprehensive timeline of every incident, CVE, and exploit in 2026.

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Every OpenClaw Security Incident, CVE, and Exploit in 2026 — Full Compilation Hits HN Front Page

Blog.barrack.ai published a comprehensive tracker of every OpenClaw security incident, CVE, and exploit disclosed in 2026, including the ClawHavoc campaign (1200 malicious skills), CVE-2026-32922 (CVSS 9.9 privilege escalation), CVE-2026-25253 (1-click RCE), and 135K+ publicly exposed instances. Posted to HN on Feb 17 2026.

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A background service that aggregates OpenClaw CVEs, exploits, and exposure data into real-time actionable briefings for operators

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OpenClaw disclosed 138+ CVEs in its first 5 months of 2026, averaging 2.2 new vulnerabilities per day. Operators currently piece together security posture from scattered GitHub advisories, HN discussions, and security blog posts. No single tool correlates a new CVE disclosure with your specific running version, exposed ports, and installed plugins to tell you whether you are actively at risk right now and what to do about it.

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