CVE-2026-22169 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via sort Configuration in safeBins

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 06.01.2026 Published: 18.03.2026 Updated: 18.03.2026

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.

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 7.1

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Local	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	Present	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.4

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	High	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	OpenClaw
Product	OpenClaw
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2026.2.22 (excl.)

Credits

tdjackey reporter

References

Problem Types

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78) CWE