What is CVE-2026-53846?

CVE-2026-53846 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2026-53846?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-53846

OpenClaw before 2026.4.29 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the install helper that allows workspace .env files to override the npm_execpath configuration used for bundled runtime dependency installation. Attackers with workspace…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.29

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53846?: CVE-2026-53846 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-53846?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.