What is CVE-2026-22177?

CVE-2026-22177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under CWE-15. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-22177?

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

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-22177

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 fail to filter dangerous process-control environment variables from config env.vars, allowing startup-time code execution. Attackers can inject variables like NODE_OPTIONS or LD_* through configuration to execute arbitrary code in the OpenClaw gateway service runtime context.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.7th 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, 2026.2.21

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-15

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Patch, patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22177?: CVE-2026-22177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under CWE-15. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-22177?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.