paperMay 2026Unreviewed

Security of OpenClaw Agents: Fundamentals, Attacks, and Countermeasures

Yuntao Wang, Jianle Ba, Han Liu, Yanghe Pan, Jintao Wei, Zhou Su, Tom H. Luan, Linkang Du

Abstract

The rapid evolution of large language model (LLM)-driven autonomous agents has given rise to OpenClaw, a new class of open-source agent frameworks that operate as continuously running, skill-augmented systems with persistent memory, multi-channel interaction, and high degrees of autonomy. Such capabilities enable OpenClaw agents to autonomously execute complex, multi-step tasks and interact seamlessly with external applications, but simultaneously introduce a substantially enlarged attack surfac

Cite

@misc{wang2026security,
  title = {{Security of OpenClaw Agents: Fundamentals, Attacks, and Countermeasures}},
  author = {Yuntao Wang and Jianle Ba and Han Liu and Yanghe Pan and Jintao Wei and Zhou Su and Tom H. Luan and Linkang Du},
  year = {2026},
  month = may,
  eprint = {2605.25435},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.25435}
}