Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp |
| Aliases |
CVE-2026-45004
|
| Summary | 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: `openclaw` on npm - Affected: versions before `2026.4.23` - Fixed: `2026.4.23` - Latest stable verified fixed: `openclaw@2026.4.23`, tag `v2026.4.23` ## 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. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 7.0 |
| Risk | 3.5 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 7.8 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp/GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp.json |
| generic_textual | HIGH |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw | ||
| 993781e6e6eaf50f033cfc3e3bf4f47059740707 | Other | https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/993781e6e6eaf50f033cfc3e3bf4f47059740707 |
| CVE-2026-45004 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45004 | |
| GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp | Advisory | https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp |
| openclaw-arbitrary-code-execution-via-setup-api-js-in-current-working-directory | Advisory | https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-code-execution-via-setup-api-js-in-current-working-directory |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-11T18:30:14Z/
Decision: Track
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/45xxx/CVE-2026-45004.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-45004
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{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'total'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]