CVE-2026-44998
OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Tool Policy Bypass via Bundled MCP/LSP Tools
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 2.3 Low
- Published
- May 11, 2026
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- May 8, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.3 Low | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenClawOpenClaw |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-qrp5-gfw2-gxv4)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commitpatch
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Tool Policy Bypass via Bundled MCP/LSP Toolsthird-party-advisory
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