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.
{
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53846.json",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-426"
],
"cna_assigner": "VulnCheck"
}{
"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*",
"source": [
"AFFECTED_FIELD",
"CPE_RANGE"
],
"extracted_events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2026.4.29"
}
]
}