CVE-2026-43566
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.
Package Versions Affected
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Related Resources
References
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/66031, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
