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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-gw85-xp4q-5gp9)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438221

Description

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

 - OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 and 2026.2.23 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the synology-
 chat channel plugin where dmPolicy set to allowlist with empty allowedUserIds fails open. Attackers with
 Synology sender access can bypass authorization checks and trigger unauthorized agent dispatch and
 downstream tool actions. (CVE-2026-31998)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.2.24 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gw85-xp4q-5gp9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438221

Version: Revision 1.7

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: 3.9

Percentile: 52.43

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-31998

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/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-2026-31998