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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-c226-q6fx-6j6c)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 443487

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability in the macOS Swift exec feature that
 misses combined POSIX inline-command flags. Attackers can execute shell content outside the intended
 allowlist check by using combined flag forms, potentially allowing unauthorized command execution
 depending on operator configuration. (CVE-2026-53861)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.5.6 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c226-q6fx-6j6c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 443487

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 6/19/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.96

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53861

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-53861

cwe: CWE-184