{"id":"CVE-2026-44113","aliases":["GHSA-5h3g-6xhh-rg6p"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44113","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Time-of-Check/Time-of-Use Race Condition in OpenShell FS Bridge","details":"## Summary\nOpenShell FS bridge reads pin and verify the opened file before returning bytes \n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: openclaw (npm)\n- Affected versions: <= 2026.4.21\n- Fixed version: 2026.4.22\n\n## Impact\nA time-of-check/time-of-use race around OpenShell sandbox filesystem reads could let a symlink swap cause bytes outside the intended mount root to be read.\n\n## Fix\nOpenShell reads now open the file with no-follow semantics where available, validate the pinned file descriptor against the canonical mount root, reject unsafe hardlink/symlink cases, and use a strict fallback ancestor walk on platforms without fd-path readback.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- 95119017c847c737bd113f0bff728c4666d79c45\n\n## Verification\n- The fix commit is contained in the public v2026.4.22 tag.\n- openclaw@2026.4.22 is published on npm and the compiled package contains the fix.\n- Focused regression coverage for this path passed before publication.\n\nThanks @VladimirEliTokarev for reporting.","published":"2026-05-06T19:49:30.325Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:47.732034809Z","cvss":null,"epss":{"score":0.00208,"percentile":0.1111,"asOf":"2026-08-13"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.4.22"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/95119017c847c737bd113f0bff728c4666d79c45","label":"openclaw/openclaw@9511901"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44113.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5h3g-6xhh-rg6p"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44113"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-time-of-check-time-of-use-race-condition-in-openshell-fs-bridge"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/95119017c847c737bd113f0bff728c4666d79c45"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-10-28T02:30:47.732034809Z"}}