Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-43566
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 36.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.1
References
Products affected by CVE-2026-43566
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.10
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.11
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.12
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.7
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.7-1
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.8
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.9