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
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Introduced: 16 Apr 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-367 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.10 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 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.