Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in OpenClaw - #VU125248
Published: April 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125248
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-367
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escape the sandbox and read files outside the intended sandbox.
The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check time-of-use race condition in the remote FS bridge readFile when processing remote sandbox file reads. A remote attacker can trigger a race between the path check and the file read to escape the sandbox and read files outside the intended sandbox.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.