{"cve":"CVE-2026-35641","nvd":{"published":"2026-04-10T17:17:04.697","modified":"2026-06-17T10:40:56.637","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.4},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-349"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m3mh-3mpg-37hw","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-code-execution-via-npmrc-in-local-plugin-hook-installation","https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m3mh-3mpg-37hw"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:28:59.047572785+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-35641","score":0.00136,"percentile":0.03034,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-m3mh-3mpg-37hw","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-m3mh-3mpg-37hw","summary":"OpenClaw has an Arbitrary Malicious Code Execution Vulnerability","modified":"2026-04-10T20:04:59.002151Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.3.24"],"fixed":["2026.3.24"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}