CVE-2026-22176

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in Windows Scheduled Task script generation where environment variables are written to gateway.cmd using unquoted set KEY=VALUE assignments, allowing shell metacharacters to break out of assignment context. Attackers can inject arbitrary commands through environment variable values containing metacharacters like &, |, ^, %, or ! to achieve command execution when the scheduled task script is generated and executed.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	< 2026.2.19

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dafe52e8cf1a041d898cfb304a485fa05e5f58fbPatch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-pj5x-38rw-6fphMitigation, Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-unescaped-environment-variables-in-windows-scheduled-taskThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 19, 2026
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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