SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-jmm5-fvh5-gf4p)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438230

Description

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

- OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 use non-constant-time string comparison for hook token validation,
allowing attackers to infer tokens through timing measurements. Remote attackers with network access to
the hooks endpoint can exploit timing side-channels across multiple requests to gradually determine the
authentication token. (CVE-2026-28464)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jmm5-fvh5-gf4p

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438230

Version: Revision 1.11

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: 23.48

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-28464

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 4.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/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-2026-28464

cwe: CWE-208