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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-q2gc-xjqw-qp89)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440119

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains an approval-timeout fallback mechanism that bypasses strictInlineEval
 explicit-approval requirements on gateway and node exec hosts. Attackers can exploit this timeout fallback
 to execute inline eval commands that should require explicit user approval, circumventing the intended
 security boundary. (CVE-2026-42423)

Solution

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

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2gc-xjqw-qp89

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 440119

Version: Revision 1.8

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: 58.02

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42423

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: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-2026-42423