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CVE-2026-43566
Published:May 05, 2026
Updated:May 16, 2026
OpenClaw versions 2026.4.7 before 2026.4.14 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability where heartbeat owner downgrade logic skips webhook wake events carrying untrusted content. Attackers can exploit this by sending untrusted webhook wake events to preserve owner-like execution context when the run should have been downgraded.
Affected Packages
openclaw (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=2026.4.7 <2026.4.14
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2026.4.14
openclaw (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=2026.4.7 <2026.4.14
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2026.4.14
Related Resources (6)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43566
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/66031
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-untrusted-webhook-wake-events
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Incorrect Authorization
CWE-863
Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CWE-184
EPSS
Base Score:
0.15