PT-2026-35619 · Npm · Openclaw

Published 2026-04-17 · Updated 2026-04-17

OSV

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

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

Summary

Heartbeat owner downgrade missed untrusted webhook wake events.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw
• Ecosystem: npm
• Affected versions: >= 2026.4.7 < 2026.4.14
• Patched versions: >= 2026.4.14

Impact

Heartbeat owner downgrade logic could skip webhook wake events carrying untrusted content, preserving owner-like execution context where the run should have been downgraded.

Technical Details

The fix includes wake and hook event reasons in owner-downgrade inspection and forces downgrade for untrusted hook wake events.

Fix

The issue was fixed in #66031. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.14, and openclaw@2026.4.14 includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

• 31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42
• PR: #66031

Release Process Note

Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.14 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.

Fix

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-184

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

GHSA-G2HM-779G-VM32

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43566 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/66031 · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-untrusted-webhook-wake-events · Note