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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 438785

Description

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

 - OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.12 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the WebSocket
 connect path that allows shared-token or password-authenticated connections to self-declare elevated
 scopes without server-side binding. Attackers can exploit this logic flaw to present unauthorized scopes
 such as operator.admin and perform admin-only gateway operations. (CVE-2026-22172)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.3.12 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rqpp-rjj8-7wv8

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 438785

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/14/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.39

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-22172

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.9

Temporal Score: 8.6

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.4

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-22172