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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-7jx5-9fjg-hp4m)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 438148

Description

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

 - OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the ACP client that
 auto-approves tool calls based on untrusted toolCall.kind metadata and permissive name heuristics.
 Attackers can bypass interactive approval prompts for read-class operations by spoofing tool metadata or
 using non-core read-like names to reach auto-approve paths. (CVE-2026-32898)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.2.23 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7jx5-9fjg-hp4m

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 438148

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/4/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.52

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32898

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-32898