Path traversal in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-28447
Published: May 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129488
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28447
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write files outside the intended extensions directory.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in the plugin installation directory handling when processing attacker-controlled plugin content during plugin installation. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted plugin package name to write files outside the intended extensions directory.
User interaction is required to run openclaw plugins install on attacker-controlled plugin content.
Affected software
OpenClaw
How to mitigate CVE-2026-28447
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenClaw - update to 2026.2.1