CVE•Published 2026-05-06•Modified 2026-05-07•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-43578Openclaw · Openclaw
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-06
Modified 2026-05-07
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-43578Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Openclaw Openclaw"All exposed Openclaw Openclaw instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Openclaw"HTTP body or banner mentions "Openclaw" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-43578Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-43578Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-43578Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-43578GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-43578" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.