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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-5gj7-jf77-q2q2)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 438150

Description

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

 - OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a policy bypass vulnerability in the safeBins allowlist
 evaluation that trusts static default directories including writable package-manager paths like
 /opt/homebrew/bin and /usr/local/bin. An attacker with write access to these trusted directories can place
 a malicious binary with the same name as an allowed executable to achieve arbitrary command execution
 within the OpenClaw runtime context. (CVE-2026-32009)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.2.24 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gj7-jf77-q2q2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438150

Version: Revision 1.10

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: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.62

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32009

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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: High

Base Score: 7

Threat Score: 3.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-32009