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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-83f3-hh45-vfw9)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 439940

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 accepts non-loopback cleartext ws:// gateway endpoints and transmits stored
 gateway credentials over unencrypted connections. Attackers can forge discovery results or craft setup
 codes to redirect clients to malicious endpoints, disclosing plaintext gateway credentials.
 (CVE-2026-40045)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.4.2 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-83f3-hh45-vfw9

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 439940

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/7/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.64

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40045

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40045

cwe: CWE-200