What is CVE-2026-44112?

CVE-2026-44112 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-44112?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-44112

OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains a time-of-check/time-of-use race condition in OpenShell sandbox filesystem writes that allows attackers to redirect writes outside the intended mount root. Attackers can exploit symlink swaps during files…

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

EPSS: 0.000 (9.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (Patch, patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44112?: CVE-2026-44112 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-44112?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.