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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-48wf-g7cp-gr3m)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438271

Description

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

 - OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run guardrails
 that allows authenticated operators to execute unintended commands. When /usr/bin/env is allowlisted,
 attackers can use env -S to bypass policy analysis and execute shell wrapper payloads at runtime.
 (CVE-2026-31992)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.2.23 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-48wf-g7cp-gr3m

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438271

Version: Revision 1.4

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: Medium

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-2026-31992

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: 5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/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-2026-31992