What is CVE-2026-28486?

CVE-2026-28486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-28486?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Openclaw

CVE-2026-28486

OpenClaw versions 2026.1.16-2 prior to 2026.2.14 contain a path traversal vulnerability in archive extraction during installation commands that allows arbitrary file writes outside the intended directory. Attackers can craft malicious archives that, when extracted via skills install, hooks install, plugins install, or signal install commands, write files to arbitrary locations enabling persistence or code execution.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.002 (4.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 2026.1.16-2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28486?: CVE-2026-28486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-28486?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.