Is CVE-2026-22172 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-22172 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-22172?

CVE-2026-22172 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-22172?

CVE-2026-22172 has an EPSS score of 0.51% (39th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-22172

CRITICAL

9.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.12 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the WebSocket connect path that allows shared-token or password-authenticated connections to self-declare elevated scopes without server-side binding. Attackers can exploit this logic flaw to present unauthorized scopes such as operator.admin and perform admin-only gateway operations.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

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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 2026-03-24.