Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.5.28


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-18021336
  • published20 Jul 2026
  • disclosed17 Jul 2026
  • creditChinmohan Nayak

Introduced: 17 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-62212  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-367  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.5.28 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 in the safeFetch. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to protected resources by exploiting a timing window between DNS validation and use, allowing actions that should require stronger authorization.

Note: This is only exploitable if the affected feature is enabled and reachable, and lower-trust input can access the relevant path.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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