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Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦onMastodon2d ago
There used to be a time when building out a botnet required *some* work – writing exploits, taking over devices, obscuring the purpose of the executable, etc.
Not any more!
Instead of "malware", call it an "AI agent" and people will just happily install it on their devices with full root privileges!
https://github.com/jgamblin/OpenClawCVEs/
Bam! RCE by asking nicely.
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#OpenClaw #AI #Hype #InfoSec
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Analysis Summary
The post highlights real, critical vulnerabilities in OpenClaw — a GitHub-tracked project with seven CVSS 9+ CVEs involving approval bypass and RCE. The linked tracker confirms these vulnerabilities exist and are documented. However, the post frames this as evidence that 'AI agents' are being installed with root privileges as a botnet substitute — a rhetorical leap not directly supported by the tracker. The vulnerabilities themselves are serious, but whether OpenClaw is actually labeled 'AI agent' or widely adopted with root access isn't verified by the source.
Claims Analysis (4)
“OpenClaw has multiple critical CVEs with CVSS 9+ scores”
Linked tracker documents 7 critical CVEs in OpenClaw, CVSS 9.9 to 9.2, across versions 2026.2.2–2026.3.11.
“OpenClaw vulnerabilities allow remote code execution (RCE) through approval bypass mechanisms”
Multiple CVEs (GHSA-gv46-4xfq-jv58, GHSA-qc36-x95h-7j53, etc.) specifically document approval-bypass and exec-execution vulnerabilities.
“OpenClaw is marketed or labeled as an 'AI agent' and users install it with root privileges”
The tracker doesn't describe OpenClaw's marketing or user adoption patterns. Post assumes the framing without direct evidence from the linked source.
“OpenClaw vulnerabilities enable botnet creation or similar malicious use”
Post draws an analogy between CVE-exploitable 'AI agents' and botnets. The vulnerabilities are real, but the inference about botnet applicability is rhetorical extrapolation.
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