What is CVE-2026-45004?

CVE-2026-45004 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-45004?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-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 JavaScr…

EPSS: 0.000 (2.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.23

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45004?: CVE-2026-45004 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-45004?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.