Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-22168
Published: May 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128834
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22168
CWE-ID: CWE-88
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute commands on the trusted Windows node process account.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of argument delimiters in the system.run cmd.exe /c handling path when processing system.run requests with cmd.exe /c trailing arguments through the approvals flow. A remote user can submit a request with extra trailing arguments to execute commands on the trusted Windows node process account.
The approval and audit text may reflect only a benign command string while the full argument tail is executed.
Affected software
OpenClaw
How to mitigate CVE-2026-22168
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenClaw - update to 2026.2.21