Hacker Installs OpenClaw Via Cline Vulnerability

A hacker exploited a prompt-injection vulnerability in the open-source AI coding agent Cline to install the OpenClaw agent on users' computers, The Verge reports. Security researcher Adnan Khan had published a proof-of-concept days earlier; the exploit abused Anthropic's Claude-based workflow and was fixed only after public disclosure. The incident underscores growing security risks from autonomous AI agents.