OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Race Condition in Sandbox Registry Write Operations
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain a race condition vulnerability in concurrent updateRegistry and removeRegistryEntry operations for sandbox containers and browsers. Attackers can exploit unsynchronized read-modify-write operations without locking to cause registry updates to lose data, resurrect removed entries, or corrupt sandbox state affecting list, prune, and recreate operations.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | before 2026.2.19 | 2026.2.19 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.2.19 | 2026.2.19 | Patch available | GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.19 Fixed in 2026.2.19 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.19 Fixed in 2026.2.19 Patch available GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.2.19
- Fix · GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.19 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.2.19
9 records Highest priority Priority LOW 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-24571 OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Sensitive File Disclosure via stageSandboxMedia Path TraversalPriority LOW 36
- TI-2026-24556 OpenClaw 2026.1.21 < 2026.2.19 - PATH Hijacking Bypass in tools.exec.safeBins Allowlist ValidationPriority LOW 33
- TI-2026-17786 OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Command Injection via Unescaped Environment Variables in Windows Scheduled Task Script GenerationPriority LOW 32
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32018
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx
References
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-32018 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32018 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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