CVE-2026-43578
OpenClaw: Heartbeat owner downgrade missed local async exec completion events
Description
## Summary Heartbeat owner downgrade missed local async exec completion events. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: `>= 2026.3.31 < 2026.4.10` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.4.10` ## Impact Local background exec completion text could be missed by heartbeat owner-downgrade detection, leaving a run in a more privileged context than intended after untrusted completion content. ## Technical Details The fix expands exec-completion detection to local background exec formats and adds targeted tests. ## Fix The issue was fixed in #64376. The first stable tag containing the fix is `v2026.4.10`, and `openclaw@2026.4.14` includes the fix. ## Fix Commit(s) - `19a2e9ddb5a8a494abcba812bb11f51075026a27` - PR: #64376 ## Release Process Note Users should upgrade to `openclaw` 2026.4.10 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-2026-43578
To remediate CVE-2026-43578, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2026.4.10 or later
Is CVE-2026-43578 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2026.3.31, < 2026.4.10
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 |