CVE-2026-43566

CRITICAL 9.1

OpenClaw 2026.4.7 < 2026.4.14 - Privilege Escalation via Untrusted Webhook Wake Events

CVSS Score

9.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-184
Vendor	openclaw
Product	openclaw
Published	May 5, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Affected Versions

OpenClaw / OpenClaw

2026.4.7 < 2026.4.14

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

🔍 zsx (@zsxsoft) KeenSecurityLab qclawer