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TI-2026-31700 Aliases CVE-2026-43566GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32

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

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-184Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00418 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.14openclaw (npm): 2026.4.14

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClaw2026.4.7 to before 2026.4.142026.4.14Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)2026.4.7 to before 2026.4.142026.4.14Patch availableGHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected 2026.4.7 to before 2026.4.14 Fixed in 2026.4.14 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected 2026.4.7 to before 2026.4.14 Fixed in 2026.4.14 Patch available GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*2026.4.7 to before 2026.4.14VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 2026.4.7 to before 2026.4.14 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.14
  • Fix · GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.14 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.4.14

    6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-31699 OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Authorization Context Reuse in Collect-Mode Queue BatchesPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2026-31706 OpenClaw 2026.4.10 < 2026.4.14 - Missing Sender Authorization in Microsoft Teams SSO Invoke HandlerPriority LOW 34
    • TI-2026-31692 OpenClaw < 2026.4.14 - Redaction Bypass via sourceConfig and runtimeConfig AliasesPriority LOW 31
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43566
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
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