{"id":"CVE-2026-43578","summary":"OpenClaw 2026.3.31 \u003c 2026.4.10 - Privilege Escalation via Missed Async Exec Completion Events in Heartbeat Owner Downgrade","details":"OpenClaw versions 2026.3.31 before 2026.4.10 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability where heartbeat owner downgrade detection misses local background async exec completion events. Attackers can exploit this by providing untrusted completion content to leave a run in a more privileged context than intended.","aliases":["GHSA-g375-h3v6-4873"],"modified":"2026-07-15T01:49:09.855684904Z","published":"2026-05-06T19:49:21.819Z","database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"VulnCheck","cwe_ids":["CWE-184"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43578.json"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43578.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g375-h3v6-4873"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43578"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missed-async-exec-completion-events-in-heartbeat-owner-downgrade"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/19a2e9ddb5a8a494abcba812bb11f51075026a27"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","events":[{"introduced":"213a704b71f4996dc82a583288ee53785215f627"},{"fixed":"44e5b62c27e088128e32e209c146de346c3ea7e6"},{"fixed":"19a2e9ddb5a8a494abcba812bb11f51075026a27"}],"database_specific":{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"2026.3.31"},{"fixed":"2026.4.10"}],"source":["CPE_RANGE","REFERENCES"],"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*"}}],"versions":["v2026.4.9","v2026.4.9-beta.1","v2026.4.8","v2026.4.7-1","v2026.4.7","v2026.4.5","v2026.4.2","v2026.4.1","v2026.4.1-beta.1","v2026.3.31"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-43578.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"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"}]}