Is CVE-2026-22169 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-22169 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-22169?

CVE-2026-22169 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-22169?

CVE-2026-22169 has an EPSS score of 0.20% (10th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-22169?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.2.22 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-22169

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

openclawNVD

Affected:< 2026.2.22Fixed in:2026.2.22CVE-2026-22169derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

10thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 10% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

vulncheck.com

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CVE-2021-1498	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2014-6271	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-16920	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-44877	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-8515	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-9054	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-03-25.