CVE-2026-43578

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43578
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-43578.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-43578
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2026-05-06T19:49:21.819Z
Modified
2026-07-15T01:49:09.855684904Z
Severity
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw 2026.3.31 < 2026.4.10 - Privilege Escalation via Missed Async Exec Completion Events in Heartbeat Owner Downgrade
Details

OpenClaw versions 2026.3.31 before 2026.4.10 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability where heartbeat owner downgrade detection misses local background async exec completion events. Attackers can exploit this by providing untrusted completion content to leave a run in a more privileged context than intended.

Database specific 
{
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43578.json",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-184"
    ],
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/openclaw/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
Events
Introduced
213a704b71f4996dc82a583288ee53785215f627
Fixed
44e5b62c27e088128e32e209c146de346c3ea7e6
Fixed
19a2e9ddb5a8a494abcba812bb11f51075026a27
Database specific 
{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "2026.3.31"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "2026.4.10"
        }
    ],
    "source": [
        "CPE_RANGE",
        "REFERENCES"
    ],
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*"
}

Affected versions

v2026.*
v2026.3.31
v2026.4.1
v2026.4.1-beta.1
v2026.4.2
v2026.4.5
v2026.4.7
v2026.4.7-1
v2026.4.8
v2026.4.9
v2026.4.9-beta.1

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-43578.json"