PT-2026-42649 · Npm · Openclaw

Published 2026-05-11 · Updated 2026-05-11

OSV

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-q3jj-46pq-826r. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original 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.

Fix

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-266

Related Identifiers

GHSA-W626-296M-8F85

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w626-296m-8f85 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44997 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-q3jj-46pq-826r · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31160dc069b7cc5d833b39c53736a41ad3befda2 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-security-envelope-constraint-bypass-in-acp-child-sessions · Note