PT-2026-39686 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Keensecuritylab · Published 2026-05-04 · Updated 2026-05-11 · CVE-2026-44997

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.4.22

Description A security envelope constraint bypass allows restricted subagents to spawn ACP child sessions that do not inherit depth, child-count limits, control scope, or target-agent restrictions. This can be exploited to spawn child sessions that bypass subagent-only constraints, potentially leading to privilege escalation or unauthorized access to restricted resources.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.4.22.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-277

CWE-266

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-44997

GHSA-Q3JJ-46PQ-826R

GHSA-W626-296M-8F85

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 11

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44997.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31160dc069b7cc5d833b39c53736a41ad3befda2 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-q3jj-46pq-826r · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w626-296m-8f85 · Vendor Advisory
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-security-envelope-constraint-bypass-in-acp-child-sessions · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44997 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-q3jj-46pq-826r · Vendor Advisory, Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/53383 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2053932437194014936 · Twitter Post