CVE-2026-44113 is a medium-severity security vulnerability in openclaw (npm), affecting versions <= 2026.4.21. It is fixed in 2026.4.22.
Summary OpenShell FS bridge reads pin and verify the opened file before returning bytes Affected Packages / Versions Package: openclaw (npm) Affected versions: <= 2026.4.21 Fixed version: 2026.4.22 Impact A time-of-check/time-of-use race around OpenShell sandbox filesystem reads could let a symlink swap cause bytes outside the intended mount root to be read. Fix OpenShell reads now open the file with no-follow semantics where available, validate the pinned file descriptor against the canonical mount root, reject unsafe hardlink/symlink cases, and use a strict fallback ancestor walk on platforms without fd-path readback. Fix Commit(s) 95119017c847c737bd113f0bff728c4666d79c45 Verification The fix commit is contained in the public v2026.4.22 tag. [email protected] is published on npm and the compiled package contains the fix. Focused regression coverage for this path passed before publication. Thanks @VladimirEliTokarev for reporting.
CVE-2026-44113 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment.
A fixed version is available (2026.4.22). Upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
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openclaw (<= 2026.4.21)openclaw → 2026.4.22 (npm)Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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CVE-2026-44113 is a medium-severity security vulnerability in openclaw (npm), affecting versions <= 2026.4.21. It is fixed in 2026.4.22.
CVE-2026-44113 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
openclaw (npm) versions <= 2026.4.21 is affected.
Yes. CVE-2026-44113 is fixed in 2026.4.22. Upgrade to this version or later.
Whether CVE-2026-44113 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.22 or later.