Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-22169OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via sort Configuration in safeBins

Medium 6.7

In plain English

A medium-severity OS command 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 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.2.22	GHSA-vmqr-rc7x-3446

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.2.22

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

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vmqr-rc7x-3446) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via sort Configuration in safeBins third-party-advisory