CVE-2026-43529

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

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

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: partial

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gj9q-8w99-mp8j
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b024fae9e5df43e9b69b2daebb72be3469d52e91
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-time-of-check-time-of-use-toctou-race-condition-in-exec-script-preflight-validator

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