OpenClaw's serialize sandbox registry writes to prevent races and delete-rollback corruption
Impact
Concurrent updateRegistry/removeRegistryEntry operations for sandbox containers and browsers could lose updates or resurrect removed entries under race conditions.
The registry writes were read-modify-write in a window with no locking and permissive fallback parsing, so concurrent registry updates could produce stale snapshots and overwrite each other.
That desyncs sandbox state and can affect sandbox list, sandbox prune, and sandbox recreate --all behavior.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Affected versions:
<= 2026.2.17 - Patched versions:
2026.2.18
Fix Commit(s)
cc29be8c9
OpenClaw thanks @kexinoh for reporting.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | openclaw | < 2026.2.19 | 2026.2.19 |
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32018
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cc29be8c9
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cc29be8c9bcdfaecb90f0ab13124c8f5362a6741
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-race-condition-in-sandbox-registry-write-operations
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-362- Platform
- npm
- Package
openclaw- Disclosed
- 03.03.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gq83-8q7q-9hfx - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: openclaw
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 589
- First → latest
- 02.2026 10.2026
- Without a fix
- 9
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 20
- High 215
- Medium 300
- Low 54
Disclosures per year
- 2026: 589
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