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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2026-53846Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: openclaw · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2026-53846Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.1CWE-426

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

Published: 17 Jun 2026•Last updated: 26 Oct 2026, 04:40 AM IST•Source identifier: disclosure@vulncheck.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance not available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
7.1HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Metric sourcedisclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS probability
0.1%0.001
Percentile2nd
Weakness type
CWE-426
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited (source statement)

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; HIGH severity; Source severity; no confirmed exploitation signal

Affected Products & Remediation

1 source-backed product
Affected products and versions (source)
  • openclaw openclaw · < 2026.4.29; 2026.4.29 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

No rule-based guidance for this vulnerability class

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
disclosure@vulncheck.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
github.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordvulncheck.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-53846
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-53846
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-53846"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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