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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 440137

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 fails to remove git plumbing environment variables from the execution environment
 before host exec operations. Attackers can exploit this by setting GIT_DIR and related variables to
 redirect git operations and compromise repository integrity. (CVE-2026-41915)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.4.8 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 440137

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/10/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

Percentile: 52

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.2

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41915

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41915