CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe OpenClaw npm package prior to version 2026.7.1 is susceptible to a time-of-check time-of-use race condition, allowing an attacker to manipulate filesystem operations such as remove, mkdir, and rename. This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized modifications of host paths outside the intended sandbox environment, executed with the permissions of the OpenClaw process user. Organizations using OpenClaw should prioritize upgrading to version 2026.7.1 to mitigate this high-severity risk.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') before 2026.7.1 is vulnerable to a time-of-check time-of-use race condition in OpenShell local mirror filesystem mutation operations. The remove, mkdir, and rename operations could act on a different filesystem target after OpenClaw completed its sandbox path-safety check, if the path is changed concurrently. An attacker able to win the race can cause a sandboxed operation to delete, create, or rename a host path outside the intended mirror root with the permissions of the OpenClaw process user. This does not require an operator to have granted host filesystem access outside the sandbox. The issue is fixed in 2026.7.1.