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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-9p38-94jf-hgjj)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438287

Description

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

 - OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 in macOS node-host system.run contain an allowlist bypass
 vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute non-allowlisted commands by exploiting improper
 parsing of command substitution tokens. Attackers can craft shell payloads with command substitution
 syntax within double-quoted text to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary commands on the
 system. (CVE-2026-22179)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.2.22 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9p38-94jf-hgjj

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438287

Version: Revision 1.9

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: 57.59

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-22179

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Threat Score: 7.5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-22179

cwe: CWE-78