What is CVE-2026-22176?

CVE-2026-22176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-03-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-22176?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

RCE in Openclaw

CVE-2026-22176

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in Windows Scheduled Task script generation where environment variables are written to gateway.cmd using unquoted set KEY=VALUE assignments, allowing shell meta…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.001 (16.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.19

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-pj5x-38rw-6fph) (third-party-advisory)
Patch Commit (patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Command Injection via Unescaped Environment Variables in Windows Scheduled Task Script Generation (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22176?: CVE-2026-22176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-03-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-22176?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.