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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-v2ww-5rh7-2h5v)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 443560

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains an argument pattern validation bypass in the exec allowlist that allows
 attackers to execute disallowed arguments for allowlisted executables on Linux and macOS systems.
 Attackers can bypass configured argPattern restrictions by directly invoking allowlisted executables with
 unrestricted arguments, potentially enabling unauthorized file access, network access, or command
 execution. (CVE-2026-53853)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.5.12 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v2ww-5rh7-2h5v

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 443560

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 6/19/2026

Updated: 7/20/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

Percentile: 57.53

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53853

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Threat Score: 5

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:L/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-2026-53853