What is CVE-2026-28447?

CVE-2026-28447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-28447?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Openclaw

CVE-2026-28447

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (28.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 2026.1.29-beta.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Patch, patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28447?: CVE-2026-28447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-28447?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.