Vulnerability · Published May 5, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-43566OpenClaw 2026.4.7 < 2026.4.14 - Privilege Escalation via Untrusted Webhook Wake Events

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.4.14	GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	2026.4.7 – before 2026.4.14

Weakness: CWE-184 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw 2026.4.7 < 2026.4.14 - Privilege Escalation via Untrusted Webhook Wake Events third-party-advisory