{"id":"CVE-2026-44112","title":"OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Symlink Swap Race Condition in OpenShell FS Bridge Writes","summary":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains a time-of-check/time-of-use race condition in OpenShell sandbox filesystem writes that allows attackers to redirect writes outside the intended mount root. Attackers can exploit symlink swaps during fil…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.6,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-367"],"vendor":"OpenClaw","product":"OpenClaw","affected":["OpenClaw < 2026.4.22"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-05-07T17:25:18.853727Z"},"published":"2026-05-06","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T14:17:38.954Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44112","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-wppj-c6mr-83jj","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-wppj-c6mr-83jj)"},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7be82d4fd1193bcb7e44ee38838f00bf924ffa76","label":"Patch Commit"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-symlink-swap-race-condition-in-openshell-fs-bridge-writes","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Symlink Swap Race Condition in OpenShell FS Bridge Writes"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.02714,"epssPercentile":0.8538,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T15:45:56.730Z","slug":"CVE-2026-44112","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains a time-of-check/time-of-use race condition in OpenShell sandbox filesystem writes that allows attackers to redirect writes outside the intended mount root. Attackers can exploit symlink swaps during filesystem operations to bypass sandbox restrictions and write files outside the local mount root.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `OpenClaw < 2026.4.22`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":53,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":52.8,"likelihood":0.5,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}