CVE-2026-28393

HIGH EPSS 35.1%
Published Mar 5, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.3 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Mar 5, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

OpenClaw versions 2.0.0-beta3 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in hook transform module loading that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution. The hooks.mappings[].transform.module parameter accepts absolute paths and traversal sequences, enabling attackers with configuration write access to load and execute malicious modules with gateway process privileges.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
35.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
openclawopenclaw*≥2026.1.4  –  <2026.2.14
openclawopenclaw2.0.0any
openclawopenclaw2.0.0any
openclawopenclaw2.0.0any

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/18e8bd68c5015a894f999c6d5e6e32468965bfb5
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a0361b8ba959e8506dc79d638b6e6a00d12887e4
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3m
    Vendor Advisory
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-beta-arbitrary-javascript-module-loading-via-hook-transform-path-traversal
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/18e8bd68c5015a894f999c6d5e6e32468965bfb5
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a0361b8ba959e8506dc79d638b6e6a00d12887e4
    Patch