CVE-2026-28447

OpenClaw 2026.1.29-beta.1 < 2026.2.1 - Path Traversal in Plugin Installation via Package Name

State: Published
Severity: 7.0 High
Published: Mar 5, 2026
Updated: Mar 11, 2026
Reserved: Feb 27, 2026

Description

OpenClaw versions 2026.1.29-beta.1 prior to 2026.2.1 contain a path traversal vulnerability in plugin installation that allows malicious plugin package names to escape the extensions directory. Attackers can craft scoped package names containing path traversal sequences like .. to write files outside the intended installation directory when victims run the plugins install command.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	7.0 High	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	8.1 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	2026.1.29-beta.1 to before 2026.2.1Affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-qrq5-wjgg-rvqw)vendor-advisory
Patch Commitpatch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw 2026.1.29-beta.1 < 2026.2.1 - Path Traversal in Plugin Installation via Package Namethird-party-advisory

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