SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-64qx-vpxx-mvqf)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 437774

Description

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

- OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.12 fail to validate the sessionFile path parameter, allowing
authenticated gateway clients to write transcript data to arbitrary locations on the host filesystem.
Attackers can supply a sessionFile path outside the sessions directory to create files and append data
repeatedly, potentially causing configuration corruption or denial of service. (CVE-2026-28459)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-64qx-vpxx-mvqf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 437774

Version: Revision 1.9

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: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.42

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-28459

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Threat Score: 5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/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-2026-28459