GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32
Aliases
  • CVE-2026-43566
Downstream
Published
2026-04-17T21:48:25Z
Modified
2026-05-08T01:47:53.966002Z
Severity
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 6.0 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - 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 CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw: Heartbeat owner downgrade missed untrusted webhook wake events
Details

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 openclaw@2026.4.14 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.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-05T12:16:20Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-184",
        "CWE-863"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-17T21:48:25Z"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
2026.4.7
Fixed
2026.4.14

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32.json"