SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-6p8r-6m93-557f)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 439756

Description

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

- OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an authentication rate limiting bypass vulnerability that allows
attackers to circumvent shared authentication protections using fake device tokens. Attackers can exploit
the mixed WebSocket authentication flow to bypass rate limiting controls and conduct brute force attacks
against weak shared passwords. (CVE-2026-41333)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.3.31 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6p8r-6m93-557f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 439756

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/3/2026

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: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41333

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/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: 4/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41333