CVE-2026-44993 OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Direct Message Misclassification in Feishu Card Actions
Attackers bypass direct message policies in OpenClaw by exploiting Feishu card-action misclassification, allowing unauthorized interactions in restricted contexts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-44993?
CVE-2026-44993 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 11 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains a message classification vulnerability in Feishu card-action callbacks that misclassifies direct messages as group conversations. Attackers can bypass dmPolicy enforcement by triggering card-action flows in direct message conversations that should have been blocked by restrictive policies.
Weakness: CWE-184
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44993?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.4.20 |
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.4.20 |
Products include Openclaw Openclaw.
How do I fix CVE-2026-44993?
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.20 or later.
Is CVE-2026-44993 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44993 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw
- CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw
- CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval
- CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate
- CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners
Sources
Also known as GHSA-72q8-jcmc-97wx, GHSA-hf7p-489h-xhj4, MINI-fx6h-cxgp-q4xj, MINI-pcv4-x73g-5f6f.