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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 441256

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.4.23 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the bundled plugin setup
 resolver that loads setup-api.js from process.cwd() during provider setup metadata resolution. Attackers
 can execute arbitrary JavaScript under the current user account by placing a malicious
 extensions/<plugin>/setup-api.js file in a repository and convincing a user to run OpenClaw commands from
 that directory. (CVE-2026-45004)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.4.23 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r39h-4c2p-3jxp

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 441256

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/6/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.85

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-45004

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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: 8.4

Threat Score: 5.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-45004

cwe: CWE-94