External Control of System or Configuration Setting in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-22169
Published: May 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128800
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22169
CWE-ID: CWE-15
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Software vendor:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Description
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to bypass intended allowlist approval constraints.
The vulnerability exists due to external control of system or configuration setting in tools.exec.safeBins when using the non-default configuration that explicitly adds sort and invoking the --compress-program option. A local privileged user can invoke an external helper to bypass intended allowlist approval constraints.
Only non-default configurations that explicitly add sort to tools.exec.safeBins in allowlist mode are vulnerable.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.