{"cve":"CVE-2026-22168","nvd":{"published":"2026-03-18T02:16:20.680","modified":"2026-06-17T10:19:28.157","status":"Analyzed","description":"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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7.1},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-88"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6007941f04df1edcca679dd6c95949744fdbd4df","https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5v6x-rfc3-7qfr","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-cmd-exe-c-trailing-arguments-in-system-run"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:26:19.218427112+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-22168","score":0.00422,"percentile":0.3656,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-5v6x-rfc3-7qfr","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5v6x-rfc3-7qfr","summary":"OpenClaw has Windows system.run approval mismatch on cmd.exe /c trailing arguments","modified":"2026-03-19T21:32:29.153592Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.2.21"],"fixed":["2026.2.21"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}