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42,665 instances exposed · 93.4% auth bypass · CVSS 8.8

OpenClaw Security Audit How safe is your setup?

10 questions. A letter grade. Exact fix commands for every gap. Takes 2 minutes — know where you stand before an attacker does.

Question 1 of 100% complete

What version of OpenClaw are you running?

Why OpenClaw security matters in 2026

OpenClaw went from 0 to 250,000 GitHub stars in three months. The security research community followed immediately. CVE-2026-25253 — dubbed "ClawJacked" — allowed any attacker-controlled webpage to silently hijack a developer's AI agent in a single step. Exploit scanning began 35 minutes after public disclosure. Three separate CVEs were disclosed in a single week in early 2026.

The defaults that ship with OpenClaw are designed for easy onboarding, not security. The gateway binds to all interfaces. Authentication is optional. ClawHub has no mandatory code review process. Every one of these is a documented attack vector with active exploits in the wild.

This quiz covers the 10 most critical gaps identified across security research on 42,665 exposed instances. For the full hardening walkthrough with exact commands, read the OpenClaw Security Checklist 2026 →

What this audit checks

  • CVE patch status — are you on the fixed version?
  • Gateway & Canvas Host binding — localhost or exposed to the internet?
  • Authentication — enabled with a strong password?
  • Secrets management — API keys out of config files and version control?
  • API rate limits — provider-level spending caps set?
  • ClawHub hygiene — skills audited before installation?
  • Shell tool access — restricted or disabled?
  • Monitoring & alerting — anomalies detectable before they become incidents?
  • Patch cadence — CVEs addressed within hours, not weeks?

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