CVE-2026-32043

OpenClaw < 2026.2.25 - Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use via Mutable Symlink in system.run cwd Parameter

State: Published
Severity: 5.9 Medium
Published: Mar 21, 2026
Updated: Jun 23, 2026
Reserved: Mar 10, 2026

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in approval-bound system.run execution where the cwd parameter is validated at approval time but resolved at execution time. Attackers can retarget a symlinked cwd between approval and execution to bypass command execution restrictions and execute arbitrary commands on node hosts.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	5.9 Medium	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.2.25Affected 2026.2.25Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-mwcg-wfq3-4gjc)vendor-advisory
Patch Commitpatch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.25 - Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use via Mutable Symlink in system.run cwd Parameterthird-party-advisory

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