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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-5mx2-2mgw-x8rm)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438214

Description

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

 - The BlueBubbles webhook handler in OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contains a passwordless fallback
 authentication path that allows unauthenticated webhook events in certain reverse-proxy or local routing
 configurations. Attackers can bypass webhook authentication by exploiting the loopback/proxy heuristics to
 send unauthenticated webhook events to the BlueBubbles plugin. (CVE-2026-32896)

Solution

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

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mx2-2mgw-x8rm

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 438214

Version: Revision 1.6

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: 2.1

Percentile: 7.52

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32896

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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-2026-32896

cwe: CWE-306