OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Race Condition in Sandbox Registry Write Operations
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-32018 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | VulnCheck |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-03-19 22:16:35 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-20 14:03:44 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 2 LOW from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
EPSS: 0.000350000 probability, percentile 0.102320000 (date 2026-04-21)
Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-362 CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 2 | LOW | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 2 | LOW | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.8 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 3.6 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 3.6 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighAttack Requirements
NonePrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
LowAvailability
LowSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
LowAvailability
LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx | [email protected] | github.com | Vendor Advisory |
| github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cc29be8c9bcdfaecb90f0ab13124c8f5362a... | [email protected] | github.com | Patch |
| www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-race-condition-in-sandbox-registry-write-... | [email protected] | www.vulncheck.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: kexinoh (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.