SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-q447-rj3r-2cgh)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 437766

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.13 contain a denial of service vulnerability in webhook handlers that
buffer request bodies without strict byte or time limits. Remote unauthenticated attackers can send
oversized JSON payloads or slow uploads to webhook endpoints causing memory pressure and availability
degradation. (CVE-2026-28478)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q447-rj3r-2cgh

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 437766

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 2/18/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.45

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-28478

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 6.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-28478

cwe: CWE-400