---
id: CVE-2026-100597
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 fil…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-367
vendor: OpenClaw
product: OpenClaw
affected:
  - OpenClaw < 2026.7.1
published: '2026-09-26'
updated: '2026-09-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-26T03:17:08.337'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100597'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-crg9-c62w-j2p5
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.7.1-path-traversal-via-filesystem-race
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T03:25:24.697Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.