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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.0 · openclawNVD modified 2026-10-25 23:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 5
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:*:*