CVE-2026-44997General(openclaw / openclaw)

LOWCVSS 2.3 · LOW

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-266

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • openclaw

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
openclaw

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-05-11: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-11: 105-11
Signal classification1 categories
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Referenced assets1 URL
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Full discourse1 post
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    General

    CVE-2026-44997 OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains a security envelope constraint bypass vulnerability allowing restricted subagents to spawn ACP child sessions that fail to inherit … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44997

    Post summary

    The snippet merely announces CVE‑2026‑44997, noting its technical nature but lacking evidence of PoC, exploitation, or remediation.

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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