Is CVE-2026-44118 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-44118 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-44118?

CVE-2026-44118 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-44118?

CVE-2026-44118 has an EPSS score of 0.11% (2th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-44118?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.22 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-44118

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 derives loopback MCP owner context from spoofable server-issued bearer tokens in request headers. Non-owner loopback clients can present themselves as owner to bypass owner-gated operations by manipulating the sender-owner header metadata.

CWE-290

How to fix

Remediation Available

openclawNVD

Affected:< 2026.4.22Fixed in:2026.4.22CVE-2026-44118derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

2ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 2% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

vulncheck.com

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CVE-2020-7388	Critical	10.0	70%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-07.