What is CVE-2026-22169?

CVE-2026-22169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-22169?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

RCE in Openclaw

CVE-2026-22169

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in the safeBins configuration that allows attackers to invoke external helpers through the compress-program option. When sort is explicitly added to tools.exec…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.000 (13.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vmqr-rc7x-3446) (third-party-advisory)
Patch Commit (patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via sort Configuration in safeBins (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22169?: CVE-2026-22169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-22169?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.