{
 "public_id": "AIR-2026-0027",
 "incident_id": "2026-01-openclaw-gatewayurl-one-click-rce",
 "date_disclosed": "2026-02-01",
 "date_occurred": null,
 "title": "OpenClaw 1-click remote code execution via cross-site WebSocket hijacking of the gateway token",
 "class": "responsible_disclosure",
 "attack_surface": "agent_framework",
 "initial_vector": "malicious_link_csrf_websocket",
 "agent_capability_abused": [
  "gateway_api",
  "config_write",
  "confirmation_disable",
  "container_escape",
  "gateway_authentication",
  "tool_execution"
 ],
 "target_product": "OpenClaw",
 "target_vendor": "OpenClaw project",
 "autonomy_level": "fully_autonomous",
 "impact_realized": false,
 "impact_type": [
  "code_execution",
  "credential_theft",
  "full_host_compromise",
  "remote_code_execution"
 ],
 "blast_radius": "OpenClaw installs (project claims 100k+ users) on affected versions",
 "cve": [
  "CVE-2026-25253"
 ],
 "taxonomy": {
  "owasp_asi": [
   "ASI04",
   "ASI05",
   "ASI03"
  ],
  "mitre_atlas": [
   "AML.CS0050"
  ],
  "labels": [
   "cswsh",
   "token_theft",
   "approval_bypass",
   "container_escape",
   "token_leakage",
   "open_redirect_style_trust",
   "one_click",
   "agent_control_plane"
  ]
 },
 "defense_present": "localhost binding + user confirmation for tool use",
 "defense_bypassed": true,
 "fix_shipped": "patched in OpenClaw (CVE-2026-25253)",
 "primary_sources": [
  "https://depthfirst.com/post/1-click-rce-to-steal-your-moltbot-data-and-keys",
  "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mitre-atlas/atlas-data/main/dist/v6/ATLAS-2026.07.yaml",
  "https://www.proarch.com/blog/threats-vulnerabilities/openclaw-rce-vulnerability-cve-2026-25253"
 ],
 "verified_quote": "With this exploit, a single visit to a malicious webpage was enough to hack your computer and AI assistant.",
 "confidence": "high",
 "notes": "depthfirst. Chain: gatewayUrl query param -> forced WebSocket handshake leaking authToken -> config modification disabling user confirmation -> container escape. | Merged from duplicate id `2026-02-openclaw-1click-rce`. Also reported as: 'CVE-2026-25253: OpenClaw Control UI trusted an attacker-supplied gatewayUrl, leaking the auth token and yielding one-click RCE'.",
 "risk_category": "security_fraud",
 "risk_secondary": [],
 "risk_subcategory": "Credential & Secret Theft",
 "risk_sub_secondary": [
  "Remote Code Execution & Sandbox Escape"
 ],
 "ai_entity": "generative",
 "agency": "ai_as_target",
 "agency_debatable": true,
 "agency_reason": "cross-site WebSocket hijack of the gateway token",
 "vector_family": "malicious_component",
 "vector_detail": "malicious_link_csrf_websocket",
 "guardrail_kind": [
  "human_approval"
 ],
 "guardrail_outcome": "silent",
 "xrefs": {
  "aiid": [],
  "atlas": [
   "AML.CS0050"
  ],
  "cve": [
   "CVE-2026-25253"
  ],
  "ghsa": []
 },
 "primary_asi": "ASI04",
 "agent_framework": "openclaw",
 "model_provider": "unknown",
 "model_name": "",
 "detection_mechanism": "unknown",
 "tool_access": "unknown",
 "financial_loss_band": "unknown",
 "eai_category": "credential_theft",
 "eai_domain": "access_control_and_permissions",
 "eai_secondary": [
  "privilege_escalation"
 ],
 "eai_reason": "subcategory: Credential & Secret Theft",
 "asi_curated": [],
 "asi_scope": "in_scope",
 "asi_provenance": "rule",
 "asi_reason": "ASI04 (vector_family=malicious_component); ASI05 (impact=code_exec); ASI03 (eai_category=credential_theft)",
 "submitted_by": "EAI Internal"
}