Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.22-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-OPENCLAW-16721714
  • published17 May 2026
  • disclosed11 May 2026

Introduced: 11 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-44997  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-266  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest openclaw to version 2026.4.22-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openclaw package and not the openclaw package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1