What is CVE-2026-22175?

CVE-2026-22175 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-22175?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-22175

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an exec approval bypass vulnerability in allowlist mode where allow-always grants could be circumvented through unrecognized multiplexer shell wrappers like busybox and toybox sh -c commands. At…

EPSS: 0.000 (10.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.23

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-184 — Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-gwqp-86q6-w47g) (third-party-advisory)
Patch Commit (patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Exec Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Multiplexer Shell Wrappers (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22175?: CVE-2026-22175 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-22175?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.