CVE-2026-53846

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 39/100
Published: 2026-06-16 Modified: 2026-10-25 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Auth Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: Active
S: X
AT: Present
VC: High
VI: High
VA: None

Description

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.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (5)

VendorProductVersion
openclaw openclaw < 2026.4.29
openclaw openclaw 2026.4.29
openclaw openclaw 2026.4.29
openclaw openclaw 2026.4.29
openclaw openclaw 2026.4.29

Bug Bounty Relevance

39 / 100
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

7.0 / 10.0 v4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.12%
Raw Score 0.001180
Percentile 1.7%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00118
2026-10-28
0.00118

Intelligence Sources

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