Advisory details:
vulnrichment / CVE-2026-45004
| Advisory ID | vulnrichment/CVE-2026-45004 |
| Aliases | |
| Summary | 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/<plugin>/setup-api.js file in a repository and convincing a user to run OpenClaw commands from that directory. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 0.0 |
| Risk | |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| CWE-427 | Uncontrolled Search Path Element |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 7.8 | |
| cvssv4 | 8.4 | |
| ssvc | Track |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 993781e6e6eaf50f033cfc3e3bf4f47059740707 | Other | https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/993781e6e6eaf50f033cfc3e3bf4f47059740707 |
| 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 |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Attack Requirements (AT) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) | Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) | Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) | Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) | Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) | Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent local physical |
low high |
none present |
none low high |
none passive active |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
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'}]