Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-22168OpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Command Injection via cmd.exe /c Trailing Arguments in system.run

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity argument injection in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contain an approval-integrity mismatch vulnerability in system.run that allows authenticated operators to execute arbitrary trailing arguments after cmd.exe /c while approval text reflects only a benign command. Attackers can smuggle malicious arguments through cmd.exe /c to achieve local command execution on trusted Windows nodes with mismatched audit logs.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.2.21	GHSA-5v6x-rfc3-7qfr

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.2.21

Weakness: CWE-88 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5v6x-rfc3-7qfr) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw <= 2026.2.19-2 - Command Injection via cmd.exe /c Trailing Arguments in system.run third-party-advisory