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CVE-2026-44112

39
FAUCET Score

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 filesystem operations to bypass sandbox restrictions and write files outside the local mount root.

First published: May 6, 2026Last modified: May 13, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0, < 2026.4.22CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
< 2026.4.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

8.4HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
VS Confidentiality
NONE
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
NONE
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0244 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 4 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 2.8 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: openclawFixed in: 2026.4.22

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-wppj-c6mr-83jjmedium

OpenClaw: OpenShell FS bridge writes stay pinned to the sandbox mount root

May 4, 2026

References

github.com / openclaw/openclaw/commit/7be82d4fd1193bcb7e44ee38838f00bf924ffa76
Patch
github.com / openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-wppj-c6mr-83jj
MitigationVendor Advisory
vulncheck.com / advisories/openclaw-symlink-swap-race-condition-in-openshell-fs-bridge-writes
Third Party Advisory