OpenClaw’s 85,000 GitHub Stars Hide a Security Nightmare, Researchers Warn

AI agents can automate powerful tasks, but poor security design can expose APIs, control panels, credentials, and internal systems. Attackers can exploit misconfigured permissions, unsafe tool integrations, and leaked tokens to gain unauthorized access. To stay secure, organizations must apply least-privilege access, protect secrets, monitor agent activity, validate inputs, and treat AI agents like privileged infrastructure, not simple assistants.