Vulnerability · CVE-2026-28393
OpenClaw versions 2.0.0-beta3 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in hook transform module loading that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution.
Published Mar 5, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · OpenClaw versions 2.0.0-beta3 prior
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-28393. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of OpenClaw versions 2.0.0-beta3 prior is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (OpenClaw versions 2.0.0-beta3 prior).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.56%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe openclaw/openclaw
OpenClaw versions 2.0.0-beta3 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in hook transform module loading that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution. The hooks.mappings[].transform.module parameter accepts absolute paths and traversal sequences, enabling attackers with configuration write access to load and execute malicious modules with gateway process privileges.
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- cpe openclaw/openclaw2.0.0
How to fix CVE-2026-28393
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
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Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-28393. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of OpenClaw versions 2.0.0-beta3 prior is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 2.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.56%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 5, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
OpenClaw versions 2.0.0-beta3 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in hook transform module loading that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution. The hooks.mappings[].transform.module parameter accepts absolute paths and traversal sequences, enabling attackers with configuration write access to load and execute malicious modules with gateway process privileges.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
OpenClaw versions 2.0.0-beta3 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in hook transform module loading that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution. The hooks.mappings[].transform.module parameter accepts absolute paths and traversal sequences, enabling attackers with configuration write access to load and execute malicious modules with gateway process privileges.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28393
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-28393
30-day exploitation probability 0.6%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28393
OpenClaw versions 2.0.0-beta3 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in hook transform module loading that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution. The hooks.mappings[].transform.module parameter accepts absolute paths and traversal sequences, enabling attackers
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.