SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 438250

Description

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

- OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 incorrectly apply tokenless Tailscale header authentication to HTTP
gateway routes, allowing bypass of token and password requirements. Attackers on trusted networks can
exploit this misconfiguration to access HTTP gateway routes without proper authentication credentials.
(CVE-2026-32045)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.2.21 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hff7-ccv5-52f8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438250

Version: Revision 1.7

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: 4.3

Percentile: 53.5

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32045

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 4.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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-2026-32045

cwe: CWE-290