CVE•Published 2026-04-10•Modified 2026-04-14•0 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-35641Openclaw · Openclaw

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-349Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in local plugin and hook installation that allows attackers to execute malicious code by crafting a .npmrc file with a git executable override. During npm install execution in the staged package directory, attackers can leverage git dependencies to trigger execution of arbitrary programs specified in the attacker-controlled .npmrc configuration file.

Timeline

Published 2026-04-10

Modified 2026-04-14

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-35641

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Openclaw Openclaw"

All exposed Openclaw Openclaw instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Openclaw"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Openclaw" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-35641