Is CVE-2026-44998 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-44998 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-44998?

CVE-2026-44998 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-44998?

CVE-2026-44998 has an EPSS score of 0.71% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-44998?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.20 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-44998

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

openclawNVD

Affected:< 2026.4.20Fixed in:2026.4.20CVE-2026-44998derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

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CVE-2023-22518	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-38035	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-46169	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-29927	Critical	9.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-38856	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-36289	Medium	5.3	99%	-	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 2026-05-13.