CVE-2026-53846 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.4.29 - Arbitrary Package Manager Execution via Workspace .env npm_execpath

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 10.06.2026 Published: 16.06.2026 Updated: 16.06.2026

OpenClaw before 2026.4.29 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the install helper that allows workspace .env files to override the npm_execpath configuration used for bundled runtime dependency installation. Attackers with workspace access can execute unintended local package-manager executables during dependency setup to compromise the build environment.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Local	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	Present	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Active

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 7.1

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	OpenClaw
Product	OpenClaw
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2026.4.29 (excl.) Version 2026.4.29 is unaffected

CVE-2026-53846 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.4.29 - Arbitrary Package Manager Execution via Workspace .env npm_execpath

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