SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438282

Description

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

- OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain a path-confinement bypass vulnerability in browser output
handling that allows writes outside intended root directories. Attackers can exploit insufficient
canonical path-boundary validation in file write operations to escape root-bound restrictions and write
files to arbitrary locations. (CVE-2026-22180)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.3.2 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3pxq-f3cp-jmxp

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 438282

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: 2.8

Percentile: 22.55

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-22180

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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-2026-22180