GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32
OpenClaw: Heartbeat owner downgrade missed untrusted webhook wake events
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Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## 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.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43566
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/66031
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-untrusted-webhook-wake-events