SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-39pp-xp36-q6mg)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 439323

Description

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

- OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an environment variable override handling vulnerability that allows
attackers to bypass the shared host environment policy through inconsistent sanitization paths. Attackers
can supply blocked or malformed override keys that slip through inconsistent validation to execute
arbitrary code with unintended environment variables. (CVE-2026-35650)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.3.22 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-39pp-xp36-q6mg

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 439323

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/27/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

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-2026-35650

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: 7.7

Threat Score: 5.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-35650