What is CVE-2026-44994?

CVE-2026-44994 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-44994?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openclaw

CVE-2026-44994

OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Control UI bootstrap config endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive configuration fields. Attackers can access the bootstrap config r…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (29.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Patch, patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44994?: CVE-2026-44994 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-44994?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.