Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32979
Published: April 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125145
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32979
CWE-ID: CWE-367
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute unintended local code.
The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check time-of-use race condition in node-host system.run approval handling when executing interpreter and runtime commands after approval planning. A local user can modify an approved local script before execution to execute unintended local code.
User interaction is required.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32979
Install security update from vendor's website.