CVE-2026-44998

MEDIUM 5.4

OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Tool Policy Bypass via Bundled MCP/LSP Tools

CVSS Score

5.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-863
Vendor	openclaw
Product	openclaw
Published	May 11, 2026
Last Updated	May 11, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

OpenClaw / OpenClaw

0 < 2026.4.20

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qrp5-gfw2-gxv4 github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0e7a992d3f3155199c1acc2dd9a53c5b3a4d3ada vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-tool-policy-bypass-via-bundled-mcp-lsp-tools

Credits

🔍 zsx (@zsxsoft) KeenSecurityLab qclawer