CVE-2026-44112

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 8.4 HIGH
EPSS: 7.31%
EPSS Percentile: 94.38%
CISA KEV: Not listed

Description

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.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 4.0
CNA / NVD Source: [email protected]
Published: 07-May-2026 03:16
Last Modified: 17-Jun-2026 17:50
EPSS Date: 2026-11-02
CWE: CWE-367

CVSS Vector


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Affected Products / Versions

openclaw / openclaw Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 2026.4.22
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 03-Nov-2026 12:07
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (2)

Finally, the attacker can exploit the fourth vulnerability, a critical-severity race condition in the OpenShell sandbox (CVE-2026-44112, CVSS score of 9.6), to write data outside the sandbox boundary. Cyera Details Four OpenClaw Flaws That Can Enable Sandbox Escape and Backdoors
#ClawChain Four OpenClaw Flaws Could Enable Data Theft, Privilege Escalation and Persistence

CVE (3)

People (1)

MITRE ATT&CK (3)

Products (2)

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