SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-56pc-6hvp-4gv4)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438209

Description

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

- OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.17 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the $include directive
resolution that allows reading arbitrary local files outside the config directory boundary. Attackers with
config modification capabilities can exploit this by specifying absolute paths, traversal sequences, or
symlinks to access sensitive files readable by the OpenClaw process user, including API keys and
credentials. (CVE-2026-32061)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.2.17 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-56pc-6hvp-4gv4

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 438209

Version: Revision 1.13

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/4/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.49

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32061

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Threat Score: 4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-32061

cwe: CWE-22