OpenClaw CVE-2026-25253 is worse than it looks (quick security checklist)
23 March 2026 at 14:12
Been digging into the OpenClaw vulnerability (CVE-2026-25253) this week.
Most people are focusing on the CVSS score (8.8), but the bigger issue is misconfigured instances + exposed skills.
Hereβs a quick checklist Iβve been using:
- Audit all active skills (especially external ones)
- Lock down network exposure (a lot of instances are publicly reachable)
- Recheck auth flows - default configs are risky
- Monitor logs for abnormal agent behavior
- Patch immediately if you havenβt already
I wrote a more detailed breakdown here if anyone wants the full audit steps: Here
Curious- has anyone here actually seen exploitation in the wild yet?
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