ClawJacked: OpenClaw vulnerability exposing remote code execution risks
This is a primary vendor research article describing the ClawJacked risk pattern around OpenClaw local API exposure and the resulting code-execution implications.
Date
Feb 19, 2026
First Seen
Feb 19, 2026
Last Reviewed
May 10, 2026
Publisher
Oasis Security
Source Type
article
Related reading
OpenClaw Security GuideA practical baseline for local binding, scoped credentials, sandboxing, runtime checks, and Armorer Guard.
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Source Summary
What It Contains
This is a primary vendor research article describing the ClawJacked risk pattern around OpenClaw local API exposure and the resulting code-execution implications.
Extracted Claims
- Local OpenClaw control surfaces can become remotely abusable when deployment assumptions fail.
- The security consequence is not limited to data exposure and can include command or code execution through the agent runtime.
- Mitigation depends on binding, auth, and restrictive access patterns rather than prompt changes alone.
Evidence Quality
Primary research from a security vendor. High-value for threat modeling and hardening guidance.