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

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

8.3 · 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 · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2026-28393: 0.51% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 43.55 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

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) 1. Configure a hook mapping that points to a transform path that escapes the transforms…

Published by the source

3 Mar 2026, 18:09 UTC

Last modified by the source

6 Mar 2026, 01:16 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:43 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3m

2. Revision 2 · amended · 24 Oct 2026

   Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3m

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-28393

Advisory: OpenClaw's hook transform module path allows traversal and arbitrary JavaScript module loading
IDs: CVE-2026-28393, GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3m
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-28393 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:43 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openclaw 2026.2.14. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected >= 2.0.0-beta3, <= 2026.2.13; fixed in 2026.2.14

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls openclaw --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on openclaw.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3m (OSV record GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3m lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=2.0.0-beta3 <2026.2.14 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3m (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-7xhj-55q9-pc3m lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=2.0.0-beta3 <=2026.2.13)

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