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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-q3jj-46pq-826r)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 441103

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains a security envelope constraint bypass vulnerability allowing restricted
 subagents to spawn ACP child sessions that fail to inherit depth, child-count limits, control scope, or
 target-agent restrictions. Attackers can exploit this by spawning child sessions that bypass subagent-only
 constraints, potentially escalating privileges or accessing restricted resources. (CVE-2026-44997)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.4.22 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3jj-46pq-826r

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 441103

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/5/2026

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: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44997

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-44997

cwe: CWE-277