Recently, Clément Delangue, CEO of Huggingface, claimed on a social platform that the technological hype surrounding the open-source AI agent project OpenClaw would subside within six weeks. This statement has sparked heated discussions online, with some netizens questioning his judgment. OpenClaw quickly gained popularity due to its lightweight flexibility, self-hosting capabilities, and multi-cloud adaptability, sparking a 'shrimp-raising' craze in the tech community. Cloud providers have also successively (launched) related virtual machine services. However, as its popularity rapidly grows, security risks have become increasingly prominent. Institutions such as the National Cybersecurity Notification Center and the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center have issued warnings, pointing out that a large number of exposed OpenClaw assets on the internet pose significant security risks and could easily lead to sensitive data leaks. Security agency testing data shows that over 60% of exposed OpenClaw services have known vulnerabilities that remain unpatched, with risks concentrated in default configuration flaws and chaotic management of third-party plugins. Officials recommend that users promptly update to the latest version, optimize default configurations, close unnecessary remote access ports, and implement whitelist controls for third-party plugins to mitigate security risks.
