The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s National Vulnerability Database (NVDB) has identified security vulnerabilities in the OpenClaw open-source AI agent, highlighting risks such as cyberattacks and data leaks due to default or improper configurations. OpenClaw, which integrates multi-channel communications with large language models to create customized assistants, has rapidly gained popularity since its November 2025 release, attracting significant attention on GitHub and among Chinese tech enthusiasts. Major Chinese cloud service providers like Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu have introduced hosting solutions for OpenClaw. The NVDB advises users to enhance security measures, including reviewing network exposure, permission settings, credential management, and implementing robust identity authentication, access control, data encryption, and security auditing to mitigate potential threats.
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