What is CVE-2026-22179?

CVE-2026-22179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-22179?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in Openclaw

CVE-2026-22179

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 in macOS node-host system.run contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute non-allowlisted commands by exploiting improper parsing of command substitution tokens. Attackers can craft shell payloads with command substitution syntax within double-quoted text to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22179?: CVE-2026-22179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-22179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.