CVE-2026-44112
criticalOpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains a time-of-check/time-of-use race condition in OpenShell sandbox filesystem writes that allows attackers to redirect writes o…
Vendor / product: Openclaw — openclaw
OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains a time-of-check/time-of-use race condition in OpenShell sandbox filesystem writes that allows attackers to redirect writes outside the intended mount root. Attackers can exploit symlink swaps during filesystem operations to bypass sandbox restrictions and write files outside the local mount root.
CVSS
9.6
9.6 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-05-06 20:16
Modified: 2026-11-11 23:10
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 3 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
openclaw / openclaw <2026.4.22
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7be82d4fd1193bcb7e44ee38838f00bf924ffa76
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-wppj-c6mr-83jj
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7be82d4fd1193bcb7e44ee38838f00bf924ffa76 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-wppj-c6mr-83jj disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-swap-race-condition-in-openshell-fs-... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC · record ↗