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CVE-2026-28393

OpenClaw OpenClaw — OpenClaw 2.0.0-beta3 < 2026.2.14 - Arbitrary JavaScript Module Loading via Hook Transform Path Traversal

EPSS 0.5%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
38
CVSS 9.8 (NVD)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 43.5.435 × 208.7No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
OpenClaw2.0.0-beta3 – < 2026.2.142026.2.14CNA

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
VulnCheck (CNA)8.3CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
VulnCheck (CNA)7.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

advisorygithub.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3mpatchgithub.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a0361b8ba959e8506dc79d638b6e6a00d12887e4patchgithub.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/18e8bd68c5015a894f999c6d5e6e32468965bfb5writeupvulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-beta-arbitrary-javascript-module-loading-via-hook-transform-path-traversal