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title: "CVE-2026-100597: OpenClaw - Race Condition"
description: "OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') < 2026.7.1 contains a race condition caused by TOCTOU in OpenShell local mirror filesystem mutation operations, letting attackers delete, create, or rename host paths outside sandbox with process user permissions, exploit requires winning a race condition."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-100597/
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# CVE-2026-100597 OpenClaw - Race Condition

OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') < 2026.7.1 contains a race condition caused by TOCTOU in OpenShell local mirror filesystem mutation operations, letting attackers delete, create, or rename host paths outside sandbox with process user permissions, exploit requires winning a race condition.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.08% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100597)

## Details

Type

Race Condition

Impact

File System Write, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

26 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-367](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/367.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 2026.7.1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100597](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100597)
- [https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-crg9-c62w-j2p5](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-crg9-c62w-j2p5)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.7.1-path-traversal-via-filesystem-race](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.7.1-path-traversal-via-filesystem-race)

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