OpenClaw up to 2026.4.19 authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.19 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-44998. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.19. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a tool policy bypass vulnerability allowing bundled MCP and LSP tools to circumvent configured tool restrictions. Attackers with local agent access can append restricted tools to the effective tool set after policy filtering, bypassing profile policies, allow/deny lists, owner-only restrictions, sandbox policies, and subagent policies.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-44998 since 05/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2026.4.20 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 0e7a992d3f3155199c1acc2dd9a53c5b3a4d3ada 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-29143). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.4.20
Patch: 0e7a992d3f3155199c1acc2dd9a53c5b3a4d3ada

Timelineinfo

05/08/2026 CVE reserved
05/11/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
05/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-qrp5-gfw2-gxv4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-44998 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362744
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2026 20:41
Updated: 05/12/2026 00:06
Changes: 05/11/2026 20:41 (77), 05/12/2026 00:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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