OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the bundled plugin setup resolver that loads setup-api.js from process.cwd() during pro…

Code

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• Repository · github.com

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. May 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the bundled plugin setup resolver that loads setup-api.js from process.cwd() during provider setup metadata resolution. Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript under the current user account by placing a malicious extensions/ /setup-api.js file in a repository and convincing a user to run OpenClaw commands from that

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the bundled plugin setup resolver that loads setup-api.js from process.cwd() during provider setup metadata resolution. Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript under the current user account by placing a malicious extensions/ /setup-api.js file in a repository and convincing a user to run OpenClaw commands from that

Affected

• cpe openclaw/openclawversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-45004

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-45004

  OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the bundled plugin setup resolver that loads setup-api.js from process.cwd() during provider setup metadata resolution. Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript under the current user account by pla

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Patch · github.com
• Third Party Advisory · github.com
• Patch · vulncheck.com