OpenClaw up to 2026.2.18 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.18 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes race condition. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-32018. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.18 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain a race condition vulnerability in concurrent updateRegistry and removeRegistryEntry operations for sandbox containers and browsers. Attackers can exploit unsynchronized read-modify-write operations without locking to cause registry updates to lose data, resurrect removed entries, or corrupt sandbox state affecting list, prune, and recreate operations.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-32018 since 03/10/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2026.2.19 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch cc29be8c9bcdfaecb90f0ab13124c8f5362a6741 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0472). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Open Source OpenClaw

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.2.19
Patch: cc29be8c9bcdfaecb90f0ab13124c8f5362a6741

Timelineinfo

03/10/2026 CVE reserved
03/20/2026 +10 days Advisory disclosed
03/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/25/2026 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-32018 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-32018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351949
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0472 - OpenClaw: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2026 08:22
Updated: 03/25/2026 02:04
Changes: 03/20/2026 08:22 (77), 03/24/2026 00:34 (7), 03/25/2026 02:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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