Is CVE-2026-22177 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-22177 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-22177?

CVE-2026-22177 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-22177?

CVE-2026-22177 has an EPSS score of 0.37% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-22177?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.2.21 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-22177

MEDIUM

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 fail to filter dangerous process-control environment variables from config env.vars, allowing startup-time code execution. Attackers can inject variables like NODE_OPTIONS or LD_* through configuration to execute arbitrary code in the OpenClaw gateway service runtime context.

CWE-15

How to fix

Remediation Available

openclawNVD

Affected:< 2026.2.21Fixed in:2026.2.21CVE-2026-22177derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

vulncheck.com

Other references1

github.com

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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 2026-04-08.