Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.3.11
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- published15 Mar 2026
- disclosed13 Mar 2026
- credittdjackey
Introduced: 13 Mar 2026
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How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.3.11 or higher.
Overview
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Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition through the handling of temporary file creation and population in the sandboxed file system bridge. An attacker can write arbitrary data outside the intended validated directory by exploiting a race condition in parent-path aliasing before the final guarded replace step.