SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-h9xm-j4qg-fvpg)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 438319

Description

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

- OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the experimental
apply_patch tool that allows attackers with sandbox access to modify files outside the workspace directory
by exploiting inconsistent enforcement of workspace-only checks on mounted paths. Attackers can use
apply_patch operations on writable mounts outside the workspace root to access and modify arbitrary files
on the system. (CVE-2026-32007)

Solution

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

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h9xm-j4qg-fvpg

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438319

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: 4.3

Percentile: 53.49

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:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32007

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:H/I:H/A:N

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/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-2026-32007