Openclaw cli: OpenClaw's serialize sandbox registry writes to prevent races and delete-rollback corruption (CVE-2026-32018)
Description
CVE-2026-32018 affects the openclaw-cli package, where concurrent operations on the sandbox registry can cause race conditions leading to lost updates or resurrection of removed entries. This occurs due to read-modify-write registry writes without proper locking, causing stale snapshots and overwrites. The issue impacts sandbox state consistency and related commands such as sandbox list, prune, and recreate. Versions up to 2026.2.17 are affected, with a fix available in version 2026.2.18.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in openclaw-cli involves concurrent updateRegistry and removeRegistryEntry operations on sandbox containers and browsers. These operations perform registry writes using a read-modify-write approach without locking, allowing race conditions that can cause lost updates or the resurrection of deleted entries. This leads to desynchronization of sandbox state and affects commands that rely on accurate sandbox registry data. The issue is fixed in version 2026.2.18.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause inconsistent sandbox registry state due to race conditions during concurrent updates. This may result in lost updates or removed entries being resurrected, affecting the reliability of sandbox management commands such as sandbox list, prune, and recreate --all. There is no direct confidentiality or integrity impact on data outside of sandbox state management.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available in openclaw-cli version 2026.2.18 that addresses the race conditions by serializing sandbox registry writes. Users should upgrade to version 2026.2.18 or later to remediate this issue.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- BREW-openclaw-cli-CVE-2026-32018
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.3
- Ecosystems
- ["Homebrew"]
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6ac245bf12601ec6a3166bf8
Added to database: 10/04/2026, 12:25:35 UTC
Last enriched: 10/04/2026, 13:05:12 UTC
Last updated: 10/04/2026, 16:08:37 UTC
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