OpenClaw: Heartbeat owner downgrade missed local async exec completion events
GHSA-g375-h3v6-4873 · CVE-2026-43578
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Description
Summary
Heartbeat owner downgrade missed local async exec completion events.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw - Ecosystem: npm
- Affected versions:
>= 2026.3.31 < 2026.4.10 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.4.10
Impact
Local background exec completion text could be missed by heartbeat owner-downgrade detection, leaving a run in a more privileged context than intended after untrusted completion content.
Technical Details
The fix expands exec-completion detection to local background exec formats and adds targeted tests.
Fix
The issue was fixed in #64376. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.10, and openclaw@2026.4.14 includes the fix.
Fix Commit(s)
19a2e9ddb5a8a494abcba812bb11f51075026a27- PR: #64376
Release Process Note
Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.10 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.
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