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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-cfvj-7rx7-fc7c)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438289

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 vulnerability in the stageSandboxMedia function in which it
 fails to validate destination symlinks during media staging, allowing writes to follow symlinks outside
 the sandbox workspace. Attackers can exploit this by placing symlinks in the media/inbound directory to
 overwrite arbitrary files on the host system outside sandbox boundaries. (CVE-2026-31990)

Solution

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

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfvj-7rx7-fc7c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 438289

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: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.48

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-31990

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 4.4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2026-31990

cwe: CWE-59