CVE-2026-28456: OpenClaw affected by potential code execution via unsafe hook module path handling in Gateway
(updated )
OpenClaw Gateway supports hook mappings with optional JavaScript/TypeScript transform modules. In affected versions, the gateway did not sufficiently constrain configured module paths before passing them to dynamic import(). Under some configurations, a user who can modify gateway configuration could cause the gateway process to load and execute an unintended local module.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-v6c6-vqqg-w888
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/35c0e66ed057f1a9f7ad2515fdcef516bd6584ce
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a0361b8ba959e8506dc79d638b6e6a00d12887e4
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-v6c6-vqqg-w888
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28456
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-code-execution-via-unsafe-hook-module-path-handling
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