Tens Of Thousands Of OpenClaw Systems Exposed By Misconfigurations And Known Exploits
siliconANGLE, Monday, February 9th, 2026
A new report out today from security rating firm SecurityScorecard Inc. warns that widespread vulnerabilities in OpenClaw deployments have left tens of thousands of internet-facing instances exposed to takeover through misconfigured access controls and known exploits.
OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, is an agentic artificial intelligence framework designed to run continuously and act on behalf of users. The software allows AI agents to execute commands, interact with external services, integrate with messaging platforms and operate with broad system-level permissions. It has become increasingly popular among developers, enterprises and individual users experimenting with autonomous assistants capable of performing real-world tasks rather than simply generating responses.
While OpenClaw may be rapidly growing in popularity, according to SecurityScorecard's STRIKE Threat Intelligence team, that growing adoption has been accompanied by systemic security weaknesses.