PT-2026-38233 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Keensecuritylab + 1 · Published 2026-05-06 · Updated 2026-05-14 · CVE-2026-43578

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions 2026.3.31 through 2026.4.9

Description A privilege escalation issue exists where heartbeat owner downgrade detection fails to identify local background async exec completion events. This allows attackers to provide untrusted completion content to execute a run in a more privileged context than intended.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.4.10.

Fix

LPE

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-184

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-43578

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 7

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/19a2e9ddb5a8a494abcba812bb11f51075026a27 · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g375-h3v6-4873 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43578 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/lyrie_ai/status/2054772825198645512 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2052171764768108983 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2052430119529033810 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missed-async-exec-completion-events-in-heartbeat-owner-downgrade · Note