CVE-2026-43578CRITICAL 9.1EPSS p20.3%

CVE-2026-43578CVE-2026-43578

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.

Scoring

CVSS 3.19.1 (CRITICAL)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS0.29% probability of exploitation · percentile 20.3% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2026-05-06
Last modified2026-05-07

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-184

References

  1. https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/19a2e9ddb5a8a494abcba812bb11f51075026a27
  2. https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g375-h3v6-4873
  3. https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missed-async-exec-completion-events-in-heartbeat-owner-downgrade

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TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessIncomplete List of Disallowed Inputscwe-1840%live

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