OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Tool Policy Bypass via Bundled MCP/LSP Tools | Advisories

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OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Tool Policy Bypass via Bundled MCP/LSP Tools

severity: medium
date: 5/11/2026
Affecting: OpenClaw < 2026.4.20
CVE: CVE-2026-44998
CWE: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
CVSS: 2.3
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
References: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-qrp5-gfw2-gxv4)
Patch Commit
Credit: zsx (@zsxsoft), KeenSecurityLab, qclawer
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.

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