Vulnerability · Published Mar 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-32018OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Race Condition in Sandbox Registry Write Operations
Low 3.6
In plain English
A low-severity race condition in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | openclaw | 2026.2.19 | GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx) vendor-advisory
- Patch Commit patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Race Condition in Sandbox Registry Write Operations third-party-advisory