OpenClaw up to 2026.4.21 privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.21. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in privileges assignment. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-44997. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.21. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains a security envelope constraint bypass vulnerability allowing restricted subagents to spawn ACP child sessions that fail to inherit depth, child-count limits, control scope, or target-agent restrictions. Attackers can exploit this by spawning child sessions that bypass subagent-only constraints, potentially escalating privileges or accessing restricted resources.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-44997 since 05/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 2026.4.22 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 31160dc069b7cc5d833b39c53736a41ad3befda2 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.4.22
Patch: 31160dc069b7cc5d833b39c53736a41ad3befda2

Timelineinfo

05/08/2026 CVE reserved
05/11/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
05/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-q3jj-46pq-826r
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-44997 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362736

Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2026 20:39
Changes: 05/11/2026 20:39 (77)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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