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CVE-2026-32018: OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Race Condition in Sandbox Registry Write Operations

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-03-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

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.

Affected products

• OpenClaw: before 2026.2.19 — fixed in 2026.2.19

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenClaw 2026.2.19. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cc29be8c9bcdfaecb90f0ab13124c8f5362a6741
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-race-condition-in-sandbox-registry-write-operations

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