Vulnerability in Openclaw
CVE-2026-32018
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.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.19
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cc29be8c9bcdfaecb90f0ab13124c8f5362a6741 (Patch, patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-race-condition-in-sandbox-registry-write-… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-32018?
- CVE-2026-32018 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 3.6/10. Published 2026-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-32018?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.6 out of 10.