CVE-2026-44999
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CVE-2026-44999 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 fails to properly preserve untrusted labels for isolated cron awareness events, allowing webhook-triggered cron agent output to be recorded as trusted system events. Attackers can exploit this trust-labeling issue to strengthen prompt-injection attacks by rendering untrusted events as trusted System events.. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 fails to properly preserve untrusted labels for isolated cron awareness events, allowing webhook-triggered cron agent output to be recorded as trusted system events. Attackers can exploit this trust-labeling issue to strengthen prompt-injection attacks by rendering untrusted events as trusted System events.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openclaw | Openclaw | < 2026.4.20 |
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-57r2-h2wj-g887Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-improper-trust-labeling-in-isolated-cron-awareness-eventsPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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