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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-5v6x-rfc3-7qfr)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438211

Description

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

 - OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contain an approval-integrity mismatch vulnerability in system.run
 that allows authenticated operators to execute arbitrary trailing arguments after cmd.exe /c while
 approval text reflects only a benign command. Attackers can smuggle malicious arguments through cmd.exe /c
 to achieve local command execution on trusted Windows nodes with mismatched audit logs. (CVE-2026-22168)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.2.21 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5v6x-rfc3-7qfr

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438211

Version: Revision 1.10

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: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.61

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-22168

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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: 7.1

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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: 3/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-22168