CVE-2026-43566

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.1

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedMay 5, 2026

First seenMay 5, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-184CWE-184

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.4.14 or later
openclaw2026.4.14 or later

Patches

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	2026.4.7 ≤ v < 2026.4.14	2026.4.14
openclawnpm	2026.4.7 ≤ v < 2026.4.14	2026.4.14

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