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.
Published: 2026-05-11
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 12 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 11 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Improper Trust Labeling in Isolated Cron Awareness Events
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-345
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Openclaw Openclaw
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T13:53:06.530Z

Reserved: 2026-05-08T16:41:39.934Z

Link: CVE-2026-44999

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T13:52:59.230Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-11T18:16:39.950

Modified: 2026-05-13T14:12:44.400

Link: CVE-2026-44999

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:15:08Z

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