SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-2qj5-gwg2-xwc4)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 437852

Description

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

- OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.15, OpenClaw embedded the current working
directory (workspace path) into the agent system prompt without sanitization. If an attacker can cause
OpenClaw to run inside a directory whose name contains control/format characters (for example newlines or
Unicode bidi/zero-width markers), those characters could break the prompt structure and inject attacker-
controlled instructions. Starting in version 2026.2.15, the workspace path is sanitized before it is
embedded into any LLM prompt output, stripping Unicode control/format characters and explicit
line/paragraph separators. Workspace path resolution also applies the same sanitization as defense-in-
depth. (CVE-2026-27001)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 437852

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 2/19/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.95

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-27001

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Threat Score: 6.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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-2026-27001

cwe: CWE-77

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