SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-xgf2-vxv2-rrmg)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 438285

Description

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

- OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 fail to sanitize shell startup environment variables HOME and ZDOTDIR
in the system.run function, allowing attackers to bypass command allowlist protections. Remote attackers
can inject malicious startup files such as .bash_profile or .zshenv to achieve arbitrary code execution
before allowlist-evaluated commands are executed. (CVE-2026-32056)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.2.22 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xgf2-vxv2-rrmg

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438285

Version: Revision 1.6

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: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32056

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 7.7

Threat Score: 5.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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-2026-32056