OpenClaw vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via attacker-controlled setup-api.js loaded from cwd during env-key resolution
Summary
OpenClaw's bundled plugin setup resolver could fall back to process.cwd() while resolving provider setup metadata. If a user ran an OpenClaw command from an attacker-controlled repository containing extensions/<plugin>/setup-api.js, OpenClaw could load and execute that JavaScript during ordinary provider/model status resolution.
Impact
This is arbitrary JavaScript execution in the OpenClaw process under the current user account. A malicious repository could run code when the user executed commands such as provider/model inspection from that directory. The issue does not require gateway network exposure, but it does require user interaction: the user must run OpenClaw from a directory containing the attacker-controlled setup file.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclawon npm - Affected: versions before
2026.4.23 - Fixed:
2026.4.23 - Latest stable verified fixed:
openclaw@2026.4.23, tagv2026.4.23
Fix
OpenClaw now resolves bundled setup fallbacks only from the canonical package/repository root and no longer includes process.cwd() as a trusted setup-api search root. A regression test verifies that a workspace-local extensions/<plugin>/setup-api.js is not loaded through provider setup resolution.
Fix Commit(s)
993781e6e6eaf50f033cfc3e3bf4f47059740707(fix(plugins): ignore cwd setup-api fallback)
Severity
Severity remains high because successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution under the user running OpenClaw. The CVSS vector is local/user-interaction scoped rather than network-only because the victim must run OpenClaw from an attacker-controlled directory.
Betroffene Software
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| Plattform | Paket | Anfällige Versionen | Behoben in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm-Paket | openclaw | < 2026.4.23 | 2026.4.23 |
Verweise
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45004
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/993781e6e6eaf50f033cfc3e3bf4f47059740707
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-code-execution-via-setup-api-js-in-current-working-directory
- CVSS-Vektor
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Schwäche (CWE)
CWE-94- Plattform
- npm
- Paket
openclaw- Veröffentlicht
- 05.05.2026
- Aktualisiert
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Quellen und Lizenzen
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp - CC BY 4.0
Schwachstellenhistorie: openclaw
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- Einträge insgesamt
- 588
- Erste → letzte
- 02.2026 07.2026
- Ohne Fix
- 9
- In Angriffen ausgenutzt
- 0
Verteilung nach Schweregrad
- Kritisch 20
- Hoch 215
- Mittel 299
- Niedrig 54
Veröffentlichungen pro Jahr
- 2026: 588
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