Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.10
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- published17 Apr 2026
- disclosed16 Apr 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 16 Apr 2026
NewCVE-2026-43529 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.10 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition via the validateScriptFileForShellBleed() function. An attacker can cause the preflight analysis to inspect a different file than the one that passed the initial workspace boundary check by racing a replacement of the target file after validation but before it is read.