PT-2026-42652 · Npm · Openclaw

Published 2026-05-11 · Updated 2026-05-11

OSV

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the bundled plugin setup resolver that loads setup-api.js from process.cwd() during provider setup metadata resolution. Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript under the current user account by placing a malicious extensions//setup-api.js file in a repository and convincing a user to run OpenClaw commands from that directory.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

GHSA-XPR6-2HGM-4WWP

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xpr6-2hgm-4wwp · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45004 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/993781e6e6eaf50f033cfc3e3bf4f47059740707 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-code-execution-via-setup-api-js-in-current-working-directory · Note