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GHSA-7XHJ-55Q9-PC3M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 18:09 – Updated: 2026-03-06 01:00

Summary

OpenClaw's hook transform module path allows traversal and arbitrary JavaScript module loading

Details

Summary

OpenClaw hook mapping transforms could be loaded via absolute paths or .. traversal, allowing arbitrary JavaScript module loading/execution in the gateway process when an attacker can modify hooks configuration.

Affected Versions

Affected: >= 2.0.0-beta3 and <= 2026.2.13
Fixed: 2026.2.14

Details

hooks.mappings[].transform.module is dynamically imported and executed during webhook processing. Path resolution previously accepted absolute paths and did not enforce containment for relative paths, so a config-controlled transform could resolve outside the intended transforms directory.

Impact

If an attacker can write the OpenClaw config (or otherwise update hooks config through authenticated configuration mechanisms), they could point a hook mapping transform at an arbitrary module on disk and execute code with the gateway process privileges.

Reproduction (config-controlled module load)

Configure a hook mapping that points to a transform path that escapes the transforms directory (for example via .. traversal).
Place a malicious ESM module at the resolved location that executes arbitrary code in the gateway process.
Trigger the hook endpoint with the correct hook token.

Fix

Transform loading is now constrained to the OpenClaw transforms root directory:

Root: ~/.openclaw/hooks/transforms
hooks.transformsDir must be within that directory
transform.module must be within the selected transforms directory

Attempts to escape the root (absolute paths outside, .. traversal) are rejected.

Fix commit(s):

a0361b8ba959e8506dc79d638b6e6a00d12887e4
18e8bd68c5015a894f999c6d5e6e32468965bfb5

Credits

OpenClaw thanks @akhmittra for reporting.

Severity ?

6.0 (Medium)


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

8.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "id": "GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3m",
  "modified": "2026-03-06T01:00:08Z",
  "published": "2026-03-03T18:09:54Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
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    {
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      "type": "CVSS_V4"
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  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw\u0027s hook transform module path allows traversal and arbitrary JavaScript module loading"
}

CVE-2026-28393 (GCVE-0-2026-28393)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-05 21:59 – Updated: 2026-03-11 13:33

Title

OpenClaw 2.0.0-beta3 < 2026.2.14 - Arbitrary JavaScript Module Loading via Hook Transform Path Traversal

Summary

OpenClaw versions 2.0.0-beta3 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in hook transform module loading that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution. The hooks.mappings[].transform.module parameter accepts absolute paths and traversal sequences, enabling attackers with configuration write access to load and execute malicious modules with gateway process privileges.

Severity ?

8.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7.7 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	vendor-advisory
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a0361…	patch
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/18e8b…	patch
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-bet…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 2.0.0-beta3 , < 2026.2.14 (custom)

Date Public ?

2026-02-16 00:00

Credits

AM (@akhmittra)

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GHSA-7XHJ-55Q9-PC3M

Summary

Affected Versions

Details

Impact

Reproduction (config-controlled module load)

Fix

Credits

CVE-2026-28393 (GCVE-0-2026-28393)

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