Approval bypass via working-directory symlink race
Published Jul 18, 2026 · Updated Jul 18, 2026
A TOCTOU race in Sipeed PicoClaw 0.2.0 through 0.2.9 allows local users to redirect approved shell execution within a workspace. The approval pipeline passes the raw cwd to a hook, then ExecTool.executeRun resolves that path again before launch, so a swapped symlink changes the command's directory. Reachability requires enabled hooks and exec, an attacker-controlled workspace symlink, and the ability to alter it while approval is pending; effects are limited to relative reads, writes, and directory-sensitive command behavior inside the workspace.
Summary
What happened
A TOCTOU race in Sipeed PicoClaw 0.2.0 through 0.2.9 allows local users to redirect approved shell execution within a workspace. The approval pipeline passes the raw cwd to a hook, then ExecTool.executeRun resolves that path again before launch, so a swapped symlink changes the command's directory. Reachability requires enabled hooks and exec, an attacker-controlled workspace symlink, and the ability to alter it while approval is pending; effects are limited to relative reads, writes, and directory-sensitive command behavior inside the workspace.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-16082
- Published
- Jul 18, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Sipeed
- Product
- PicoClaw
- Classifications
- CWE-362, CWE-367, T1059
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0.2.0
- Affected versionversion=0.2.1
- Affected versionversion=0.2.2
- Affected versionversion=0.2.3
- Affected versionversion=0.2.4
- Affected versionversion=0.2.5
- Affected versionversion=0.2.6
- Affected versionversion=0.2.7
- Affected versionversion=0.2.8
- Affected versionversion=0.2.9
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Public exploit references
- verification_test_GHSA-mwcg-wfq3-4gjc.pyfunctional · demonstrated
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