PT-2026-22452 · Npm · Openclaw

Published

2026-02-18

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Updated

2026-02-18

CVSS v4.0

8.6

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Summary

OpenClaw Gateway supports hook mappings with optional JavaScript/TypeScript transform modules. In affected versions, the gateway did not sufficiently constrain configured module paths before passing them to dynamic import(). Under some configurations, a user who can modify gateway configuration could cause the gateway process to load and execute an unintended local module.

Impact

Potential code execution in the OpenClaw gateway Node.js process.
This requires access that can modify gateway configuration (for example via the gateway config endpoints). Treat such access as high privilege.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • npm package: openclaw
  • Affected: >= 2026.1.5 and <= 2026.2.13

Patched Versions

  • >= 2026.2.14

Fix Commit(s)

  • a0361b8ba959e8506dc79d638b6e6a00d12887e4 (restrict hook transform module loading)
  • 35c0e66ed057f1a9f7ad2515fdcef516bd6584ce (harden hooks module loading)

Mitigation

  • Upgrade to 2026.2.14 or newer.
  • Avoid exposing gateway configuration endpoints to untrusted networks.
  • Review config for unsafe values:
  • hooks.mappings[].transform.module
  • hooks.internal.handlers[].module
Thanks @222n5 for reporting.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Path traversal

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427CWE-22

Related Identifiers

GHSA-V6C6-VQQG-W888

Affected Products

Openclaw