SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-h89v-j3x9-8wqj)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 437758

Description

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

- OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the extractArchive
function within src/infra/archive.ts that allows attackers to consume excessive CPU, memory, and disk
resources through high-expansion ZIP and TAR archives. Remote attackers can trigger resource exhaustion by
providing maliciously crafted archive files during install or update operations, causing service
degradation or system unavailability. (CVE-2026-28452)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h89v-j3x9-8wqj

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 437758

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 2/18/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.45

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-28452

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Threat Score: 4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-28452