CVE-2026-22168 | OpenClaw up to 2026.2.20 argument injection (GHSA-5v6x-rfc3-7qfr)

VDB-351495 · CVE-2026-22168 · GHSA-5V6X-RFC3-7QFR OPENCLAW UP TO 2026.2.20 ARGUMENT INJECTION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 5.3 $0-$5k 1.06+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.20. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in argument injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-22168. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.20. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a argument injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-88. The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is: 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. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-22168 since 01/06/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK. Upgrading to version 2026.2.21 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6007941f04df1edcca679dd6c95949744fdbd4df is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Productinfo Type Artificial Intelligence Software Name OpenClaw Version 2026.2.0 2026.2.1 2026.2.2 2026.2.3 2026.2.4 2026.2.5 2026.2.6 2026.2.7 2026.2.8 2026.2.9 2026.2.10 2026.2.11 2026.2.12 2026.2.13 2026.2.14 2026.2.15 2026.2.16 2026.2.17 2026.2.18 2026.2.19 2026.2.20 License open-source Website Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3 VulDB Base Score: 4.3 VulDB Temp Score: 4.1 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 6.5 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Argument injection CWE: CWE-88 / CWE-74 / CWE-707 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.2.21 Patch: 6007941f04df1edcca679dd6c95949744fdbd4df Timelineinfo 01/06/2026 CVE reserved 03/18/2026 +71 days Advisory disclosed 03/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 03/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: GHSA-5v6x-rfc3-7qfr Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-22168 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22168 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351495 Entryinfo Created: 03/18/2026 07:27 Changes: 03/18/2026 07:27 (78) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:923:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸