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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440116

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing previously paired nodes to
 reconnect with exec-capable commands without the operator.admin scope requirement. Attackers can bypass
 re-pairing authentication to execute privileged commands on the local assistant system. (CVE-2026-42432)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.4.8 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 440116

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/9/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.77

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42432

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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: 7.3

Threat Score: 4.4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/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: 4/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42432

cwe: CWE-288