Heartbeat owner downgrade missed local async exec completion events.
openclaw>= 2026.3.31 < 2026.4.10>= 2026.4.10Local 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.
The fix expands exec-completion detection to local background exec formats and adds targeted tests.
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.
19a2e9ddb5a8a494abcba812bb11f51075026a27Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.
Thanks to @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.
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"severity": "MODERATE",
"cwe_ids": [
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"github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-17T21:48:57Z",
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