CVE-2026-43566
OpenClaw: Heartbeat owner downgrade missed untrusted webhook wake events
Description
## 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 `[email protected]` 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.
How to fix CVE-2026-43566
To remediate CVE-2026-43566, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2026.4.14 or later
Is CVE-2026-43566 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2026.4.7, < 2026.4.14
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |