OpenClaw: Heartbeat owner downgrade missed untrusted webhook wake events
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | openclaw | >= 2026.4.7, < 2026.4.14 | 2026.4.14 |
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43566
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/66031
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-untrusted-webhook-wake-events
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-184, CWE-863- Platform
- npm
- Package
openclaw- Disclosed
- 17.04.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: openclaw
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 589
- First → latest
- 02.2026 10.2026
- Without a fix
- 9
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 20
- High 215
- Medium 300
- Low 54
Disclosures per year
- 2026: 589
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