Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-22179OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.2.22	GHSA-9p38-94jf-hgjj

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.2.22

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-9p38-94jf-hgjj) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run third-party-advisory