{"cve":"CVE-2026-22179","nvd":{"published":"2026-03-18T02:16:22.377","modified":"2026-06-17T10:19:29.483","status":"Modified","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_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7.5},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.2},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/90a378ca3a9ecbf1634cd247f17a35f4612c6ca6","https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-9p38-94jf-hgjj","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-command-substitution-in-system-run"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:26:19.218427112+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-22179","score":0.00654,"percentile":0.51349,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9p38-94jf-hgjj","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9p38-94jf-hgjj","summary":"OpenClaw has macOS `system.run` allowlist bypass via quoted command substitution","modified":"2026-03-19T18:47:22.965807Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.2.22"],"fixed":["2026.2.22"]}]}],"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."]}