CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-43578
9.1 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-05-06
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 9.1 CRITICAL — 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.1 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-184
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.
Affected configurations
• openclaw openclaw (>= 2026.3.31 < 2026.4.10)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs weakness
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/19a2e9ddb5a8a494abcba812bb11f51075026a27 Patch
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g375-h3v6-4873 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missed-async-exec-completion-events-in-heartbeat-owner-downgrade Third Party Advisory