Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.3.1
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- published3 Mar 2026
- disclosed2 Mar 2026
- credittdjackey
Introduced: 2 Mar 2026
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How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.3.1 or higher.
Overview
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Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition via the writeFileWithinRoot function. An attacker can create or truncate files outside the intended root directory by exploiting a race condition between symlink resolution and file write operations.