CVE-2026-44997

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS4.3

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedMay 11, 2026

First seenMay 11, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-266CWE-266

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.4.22 or later
openclaw2026.4.22 or later

Patches

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31160dc069b7cc5d833b39c53736a41ad3befda2

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-q3jj-46pq-826r

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.4.22	2026.4.22
openclawnpm	v < 2026.4.22	2026.4.22

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