{"id":"GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32","summary":"OpenClaw: Heartbeat owner downgrade missed untrusted webhook wake events","details":"## Summary\n\nHeartbeat owner downgrade missed untrusted webhook wake events.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw`\n- Ecosystem: npm\n- Affected versions: `\u003e= 2026.4.7 \u003c 2026.4.14`\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.4.14`\n\n## Impact\n\nHeartbeat owner downgrade logic could skip webhook wake events carrying untrusted content, preserving owner-like execution context where the run should have been downgraded.\n\n## Technical Details\n\nThe fix includes wake and hook event reasons in owner-downgrade inspection and forces downgrade for untrusted hook wake events.\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed in #66031. The first stable tag containing the fix is `v2026.4.14`, and `openclaw@2026.4.14` includes the fix.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42`\n- PR: #66031\n\n## Release Process Note\n\nUsers should upgrade to `openclaw` 2026.4.14 or newer. The latest npm release, `2026.4.14`, already includes the fix.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks to @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.","aliases":["CVE-2026-43566"],"modified":"2026-05-08T01:47:53.966002Z","published":"2026-04-17T21:48:25Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-04-17T21:48:25Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-05-05T12:16:20Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-184","CWE-863"],"severity":"MODERATE"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43566"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/66031"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-untrusted-webhook-wake-events"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2026.4.7"},{"fixed":"2026.4.14"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}