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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-c28g-vh7m-fm7v)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 440989

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.4.21 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in command-auth.ts that allows
 non-owner senders to execute owner-enforced slash commands when wildcard inbound senders are configured
 without explicit owner allowFrom settings. Attackers can exploit this by sending commands like /send,
 /config, or /debug on affected channels to bypass owner-only command authorization checks.
 (CVE-2026-44991)

Solution

Update the openclaw library and its related packages to version 2026.4.21 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c28g-vh7m-fm7v

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 440989

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/30/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.69

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44991

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.2

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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: 4/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-44991

cwe: CWE-862