CVE-2026-41338

Severity CVSS v4.0:

MEDIUM

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

23/04/2026

Last modified:

28/04/2026

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use vulnerability in sandbox file operations that allows attackers to bypass fd-based defenses. Attackers can exploit check-then-act patterns in apply_patch, remove, and mkdir operations to manipulate files between validation and execution.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.30 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Passsive
Confidentiality (VC): None
Integrity (VI): High
Availability (VA): Low
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0

4.30

Severity 4.0

MEDIUM

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): Low