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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7)

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438771

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains a credential fallback vulnerability where unavailable local
 gateway.auth.token and gateway.auth.password SecretRefs are treated as unset, allowing fallback to remote
 credentials in local mode. Attackers can exploit misconfigured local auth references to cause CLI and
 helper paths to select incorrect credential sources, potentially bypassing intended local authentication
 boundaries. (CVE-2026-32970)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.3.11 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qvr7-g57c-mrc7

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 438771

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/13/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32970

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2

Threat Score: 0.4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-32970

cwe: CWE-636