CVE-2026-22176

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.16.1
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.1 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:vulncheck
6.1
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(low)
EPSS
46.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 19, 2026

Last Modified

June 23, 2026

References (3)

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
openclaw—2026.2.19—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 22× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-27 03:24 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-06-27 03:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-22176?
CVE-2026-22176 is a medium vulnerability published on March 19, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-22176 disclosed?
CVE-2026-22176 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 19, 2026, with the most recent update on June 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-22176 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-22176 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 46.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-22176?
CVE-2026-22176 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 6.1 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-22176?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-22176, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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