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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-rv39-79c4-7459)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 437741

Description

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

 - OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.2 contain a vulnerability in the gateway WebSocket connect handshake in
 which it allows skipping device identity checks when auth.token is present but not validated. Attackers
 can connect to the gateway without providing device identity or pairing by exploiting the presence check
 instead of validation, potentially gaining operator access in vulnerable deployments. (CVE-2026-28472)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.2.2 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rv39-79c4-7459

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 437741

Version: Revision 1.15

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 2/17/2026

Updated: 6/30/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

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-2026-28472

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: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 7.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/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: 2/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-28472

cwe: CWE-306