Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-42428

Title: Unverified Plugin Archive Installation

Arbitrary File Access

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-42428.

CWE Category CWE-353
Published Date Apr 28, 2026
Modified Date Apr 30, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.5 CVSS v4.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.14%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-42428: OpenClaw versions before 2026.4.8 fail to enforce integrity verification on downloaded plugin archives. Attackers can install malicious or tampered plugin packages without detection, compromising the local assistant environment.

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3vvq-q2qc-7rmp https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-missing-integrity-verification-in-package-downloads
CVSS v4.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
PASSIVE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
N/A
RAW VECTOR CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-42428 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction PASSIVE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.