CVE-2026-22169

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.7

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedMar 18, 2026

First seenMar 18, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-78OS command injection

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.2.22 or later
openclaw2026.2.22 or later

Patches

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

Vendor advisories

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

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.2.22	2026.2.22
openclawnpm	v < 2026.2.22	2026.2.22

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