CVE-2026-22169

high

Description

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.safeBins, remote attackers can bypass intended safe-bin approval constraints by leveraging the compress-program parameter to execute unauthorized external programs.

References

Advisories
More

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-sort-configuration-in-safebins

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vmqr-rc7x-3446

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/57fbbaebca4d34d17549accf6092ae26eb7b605c

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-03-18

Updated: 2026-03-25

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0004