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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 439309

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 fails to enforce controlScope restrictions on the send action, allowing leaf
 subagents to message controlled child sessions beyond their authorized scope. Attackers can exploit this
 by using the send action to communicate with child sessions without proper scope validation, bypassing
 intended access control restrictions. (CVE-2026-35662)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.3.22 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2cm-hg9c-mf5w

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 439309

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/27/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-35662

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-35662

cwe: CWE-285