CVE-2026-43566
9.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
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 Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | 2026.4.7 < 2026.4.14 | affected |
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | 2026.4.14 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-184: CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-untrusted-webhook-wake-events
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