PT-2026-37021 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Keensecuritylab + 1 · Published 2026-04-17 · Updated 2026-05-14 · CVE-2026-43566

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions 2026.4.7 through 2026.4.13

Description A privilege escalation issue exists where the heartbeat owner downgrade logic fails to account for webhook wake events containing untrusted content. This allows attackers to send untrusted webhook wake events to maintain an owner-like execution context in scenarios where the run should have been downgraded.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.4.14.

Fix

LPE

Incorrect Authorization

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

CWE-184

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-43566

GHSA-G2HM-779G-VM32

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 10

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42 · Patch
• 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/pull/66031 · Note
• https://twitter.com/lyrie_ai/status/2054765272544772487 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CCBalert/status/2052032309495308775 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/52736 · Telegram Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-untrusted-webhook-wake-events · Note