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OpenClaw CVE-2026-25253 is worse than it looks (quick security checklist)

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.

Here’s a quick checklist I’ve been using:

  1. Audit all active skills (especially external ones)
  2. Lock down network exposure (a lot of instances are publicly reachable)
  3. Recheck auth flows - default configs are risky
  4. Monitor logs for abnormal agent behavior
  5. Patch immediately if you haven’t 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?

submitted by /u/NotFunnyVipul
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