{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "2026.4.7"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "2026.4.14"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "CPE_RANGE",
              "REFERENCES"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "5050017543011b61df67744ebc6368d889c25a95"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "323493fa1b6adc1e10b9954a68d5eaa5a6ef1170"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-184"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43566.json"
  },
  "details": "OpenClaw versions 2026.4.7 before 2026.4.14 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability where heartbeat owner downgrade logic skips webhook wake events carrying untrusted content. Attackers can exploit this by sending untrusted webhook wake events to preserve owner-like execution context when the run should have been downgraded.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-43566",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:36:25.102347321Z",
  "published": "2026-05-05T11:25:08.323Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43566.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hm-779g-vm32"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43566"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-untrusted-webhook-wake-events"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.5",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw 2026.4.7 \u003c 2026.4.14 - Privilege Escalation via Untrusted Webhook Wake Events"
}