CVE•Published 2026-06-16•Modified 2026-06-18•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-53846Openclaw · Openclaw

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

HIGH

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 98% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path

Description

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 access can execute unintended local package-manager executables during dependency setup to compromise the build environment.

Timeline

Published 2026-06-16

Modified 2026-06-18

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB 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). Live host counts are a Premium feature.

Shodan · vuln tag

vuln:CVE-2026-53846

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-2026-53846