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TI-2026-31693 Aliases CVE-2026-43529GHSA-gj9q-8w99-mp8j

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

Priority LOW 9CWE-367Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00079 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.10openclaw (npm): 2026.4.10

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.4.102026.4.10Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.4.102026.4.10Patch availableGHSA-gj9q-8w99-mp8j
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.10 Fixed in 2026.4.10 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.10 Fixed in 2026.4.10 Patch available GHSA-gj9q-8w99-mp8j

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.4.10VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.4.10 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.10
  • Fix · GHSA-gj9q-8w99-mp8j openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.10 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.4.10

    13 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 9 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-31698 OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Unsanitized External Input in Agent Hook EventsPriority MEDIUM 47
    • TI-2026-31697 OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Arbitrary Local File Read via QQBot Media TagsPriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2026-30727 OpenClaw 2026.4.9 < 2026.4.10 - Denial of Service via Oversized WebSocket Frames in Voice-call Realtime PathPriority MEDIUM 42
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43529
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gj9q-8w99-mp8j

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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
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