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SCA: security update for openclaw (GHSA-5cj2-3jr2-5h77)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 443511

Description

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

 - OpenClaw before 2026.4.2 contains an inline-eval bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated operators to
 weaken strict allowlist checks via shell positional parameters. Attackers can combine allowlisted tools
 with shell positional arguments to place inline-eval content in shell carriers outside intended allowlist
 rules, enabling execution of unapproved shell-provided content. (CVE-2026-53855)

Solution

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

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5cj2-3jr2-5h77

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 443511

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 6/19/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.65

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53855

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-53855