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CVE-2026-43529 (GCVE-0-2026-43529)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-05 11:25 – Updated: 2026-05-05 12:18 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in exec Script Preflight Validator

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.4.10 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in the validateScriptFileForShellBleed function that allows local attackers to bypass workspace boundary checks. An attacker with workspace write access can race-condition swap the target file between validation and preflight read, causing the validator to inspect a different file identity than the one that passed the initial boundary check.

Severity

2 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

2.5 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-05-05 12:18 UTC

CWE

CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Assigner

VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 8103 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b024f…	patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-tim…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.4.10 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.4.10 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw::::::node.js::*

Date Public

2026-04-15 00:00

Credits

kikayli

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BREW-OPENCLAW-CLI-CVE-20… (GHSA-GJ9Q-8W99-MP8J)

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 17:21 – Updated: 2026-11-10 09:00 – Source website

Summary

OpenClaw: TOCTOU read in exec script preflight

Details

Summary

OpenClaw's exec script preflight validator previously validated and then read a script by mutable pathname. A local race could swap the path between validation and read, causing preflight analysis to inspect a different file identity than the one that passed the workspace boundary check.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw
Ecosystem: npm
Affected versions: < 2026.4.10
Patched versions: >= 2026.4.10

Impact

The impact is limited. This was not arbitrary full-file disclosure through the preflight error path. The validator only surfaced derived preflight content, such as a matched token, a line number, or the first non-empty JavaScript line in one branch. Exploitation also required the ability to mutate the relevant workspace path during the preflight window.

Still, this was a real TOCTOU boundary bug in code that is supposed to reason about workspace-local script files before execution. A file identity that passed the initial boundary validation could differ from the identity that was later read for preflight analysis.

Technical Details

The vulnerable flow performed separate path validation and file reads in validateScriptFileForShellBleed. Because the read was path-based, an attacker with write access to the workspace path could race replacement of the target after validation but before preflight read.

Fix

PR #62333 replaced the check-then-read flow with a pinned safe-open/read path using the shared readFileWithinRoot helper. The fixed path performs boundary verification around the opened file identity and avoids relying on a mutable pathname for the final preflight read. Regression tests cover both pre-open and post-open swap windows.

Fix Commit(s)

b024fae9e5df43e9b69b2daebb72be3469d52e91 (fix(exec): replace TOCTOU check-then-read with atomic pinned-fd open in script preflight [AI])
PR: #62333

Release Process Note

The fix first shipped in v2026.4.10. Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.10 or newer; the latest npm release already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @kikayli for reporting this issue.

Severity

2.1 (Low)


                    
                      CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

URL

Type

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	WEB
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/62333	WEB
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b024f…	WEB
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw	PACKAGE

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        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "2026.4.10"
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FKIE_CVE-2026-43529

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-05 12:16 - Updated: 2026-11-11 21:10

Severity

2.5 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Summary

References

URL	Tags
disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b024fae9e5df43e9b69b2daebb72be3469d52e91	Patch
disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gj9q-8w99-mp8j	Vendor Advisory
disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-time-of-check-time-of-use-toctou-race-condition-in-exec-script-preflight-validator	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	openclaw	openclaw	*

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GHSA-GJ9Q-8W99-MP8J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-16 21:19 – Updated: 2026-05-05 11:57

Summary

OpenClaw: TOCTOU read in exec script preflight

Details

Summary

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw
Ecosystem: npm
Affected versions: < 2026.4.10
Patched versions: >= 2026.4.10

Impact

Technical Details

Fix

Fix Commit(s)

b024fae9e5df43e9b69b2daebb72be3469d52e91 (fix(exec): replace TOCTOU check-then-read with atomic pinned-fd open in script preflight [AI])
PR: #62333

Release Process Note

The fix first shipped in v2026.4.10. Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.10 or newer; the latest npm release already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @kikayli for reporting this issue.

Severity

2.1 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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        "name": "openclaw"
      },
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  },
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WID-SEC-W-2026-1161

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2026-04-16 22:00 - Updated: 2026-05-06 22:00

Summary

OpenClaw: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

40 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-43529.

CVE-2026-43529

Known affected: 1 product

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CVE-2026-43529 (GCVE-0-2026-43529)

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