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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-43566 · published 5 May 2026

CVE-2026-43566: Openclaw vulnerability

Openclaw · Openclaw

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.

9.1 CVSS 4.0 Critical EPSS 0.73% · top 47.5% CWE-184 · CWE-184
9.1CVSS 4.0 base score
0.73%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42 Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32 Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-untrusted-webhook-wake-events Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-43566), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.