OpenClaw: Heartbeat owner downgrade missed untrusted webhook wake events

Summary

Heartbeat owner downgrade missed untrusted webhook wake events.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw
• Ecosystem: npm
• Affected versions: >= 2026.4.7 < 2026.4.14
• Patched versions: >= 2026.4.14

Impact

Heartbeat owner downgrade logic could skip webhook wake events carrying untrusted content, preserving owner-like execution context where the run should have been downgraded.

Technical Details

The fix includes wake and hook event reasons in owner-downgrade inspection and forces downgrade for untrusted hook wake events.

Fix

The issue was fixed in #66031. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.14, and openclaw@2026.4.14 includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

• 31281bc92f55796817a92bc43f722cba1e77ab42
• PR: #66031

Release Process Note

Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.14 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.