High severity · published Mar 18, 2026
CVE-2026-22179
OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run
7.2
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenClaw · OpenClaw
before 2026.2.22 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22179
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22179
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/90a378ca3a9ecbf1634cd247f17a35f4612c6ca6
Exploit
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-9p38-94jf-hgjj
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-command-substitution-in-system-run
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