Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32043
Published: May 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128767
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32043
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 user to execute approved commands in an unintended working directory.
The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check time-of-use race condition in system.run on node hosts when resolving a symlinked cwd between approval and execution. A remote user can retarget the symlink after approval and before process spawn to execute approved commands in an unintended working directory.
The issue affects approval-bound command execution where cwd is provided as a symlink path.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32043
Install security update from vendor's website.