{"cve":"CVE-2026-44998","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-11T18:16:39.817","modified":"2026-06-17T10:51:34.810","status":"Analyzed","description":"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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":2.3},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":5.4},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0e7a992d3f3155199c1acc2dd9a53c5b3a4d3ada","https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qrp5-gfw2-gxv4","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-tool-policy-bypass-via-bundled-mcp-lsp-tools"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:55.586217763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-44998","score":0.00706,"percentile":0.53416,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-qrp5-gfw2-gxv4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qrp5-gfw2-gxv4","summary":"OpenClaw: Bundled MCP/LSP tools could bypass configured tool policy","modified":"2026-07-08T08:12:10.102979288Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.4.20"],"fixed":["2026.4.20"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}