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CVE-2026-43578 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.1 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/19a2e9ddb5a8a494abcba812bb11f51075026a27 [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g375-h3v6-4873 [email protected]MitigationVendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missed-async-exec-completion-events-in-heartbeat-owner-downgrade [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openclaw openclaw
>= 2026.3.31, < 2026.4.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-43578
NVD Published Date:
May 6, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-43578 Details - Not Deferred