CVE-2026-32044
OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Tar Archive Safety Bypass in Skills Installation
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an archive extraction vulnerability in the tar.bz2 installer path that bypasses safety checks enforced on other archive formats. Attackers can craft malicious tar.bz2 skill archives to bypass special-entry blocking and extracted-size guardrails, causing local denial of service during skill installation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Tar Archive Safety Bypass in Skills Installation
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an archive extraction vulnerability in the tar.bz2 installer path that bypasses safety checks enforced on other archive formats. Attackers can craft malicious tar.bz2 skill archives to bypass special-entry blocking and extracted-size guardrails, causing local denial of service during skill installation.
- Record
CVE-2026-32044- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-409
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-13937
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an archive extraction vulnerability in the tar.bz2 installer path that bypasses safety checks enforced on other archive formats. Attackers can craft malicious tar.bz2 skill archives to bypass special-entry blocking and extracted-size guardrails, causing local denial of service during skill installation.
- Record
EUVD-2026-13937- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-77hf-7fqf-f227
OpenClaw skills-install-download: tar.bz2 extraction bypassed archive safety parity checks (local DoS)
Summary
The tar.bz2 installer path in src/agents/skills-install-download.ts used shell tar preflight/extract logic that did not share the same hardening guarantees as the centralized archive extractor.
This allowed crafted .tar.bz2 archives to bypass special-entry blocking and extracted-size guardrails enforced on other archive paths, causing local availability impact during skill install.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published at triage time:
2026.3.1 - Affected range:
<= 2026.3.1 - Patched in:
2026.3.2(released)
Impact
Local DoS / availability impact when processing untrusted .tar.bz2 skill archives.
Fix Commit(s)
0dbb92dd2bcf9a32379d11c0f11ed016669dae3e
Related advisories
- Canonical overlap (closed): GHSA-3pj7-x8jr-jvj8
- Duplicate variant (closed): GHSA-rgr7-g85h-6v82
- Record
GHSA-77hf-7fqf-f227- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-409
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r44j-6vwc-m7hx
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an archive extraction vulnerability in the tar.bz2...
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an archive extraction vulnerability in the tar.bz2 installer path that bypasses safety checks enforced on other archive formats. Attackers can craft malicious tar.bz2 skill archives to bypass special-entry blocking and extracted-size guardrails, causing local denial of service during skill installation.
- Record
GHSA-r44j-6vwc-m7hx- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-409
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an archive extraction vulnerability in the tar.bz2 installer path that bypasses safety checks enforced on other archive formats. Attackers can craft malicious tar.bz2 skill archives to bypass special-entry blocking and extracted-size guardrails, causing local denial of service during skill installation.
- Record
CVE-2026-32044- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-409
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Tar Archive Safety Bypass in Skills Installation
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an archive extraction vulnerability in the tar.bz2 installer path that bypasses safety checks enforced on other archive formats. Attackers can craft malicious tar.bz2 skill archives to bypass special-entry blocking and extracted-size guardrails, causing local denial of service during skill installation.
- Record
CVE-2026-32044- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-409
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-77hf-7fqf-f227
OpenClaw skills-install-download: tar.bz2 extraction bypassed archive safety parity checks (local DoS)
Summary
The tar.bz2 installer path in src/agents/skills-install-download.ts used shell tar preflight/extract logic that did not share the same hardening guarantees as the centralized archive extractor.
This allowed crafted .tar.bz2 archives to bypass special-entry blocking and extracted-size guardrails enforced on other archive paths, causing local availability impact during skill install.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published at triage time:
2026.3.1 - Affected range:
<= 2026.3.1 - Patched in:
2026.3.2(released)
Impact
Local DoS / availability impact when processing untrusted .tar.bz2 skill archives.
Fix Commit(s)
0dbb92dd2bcf9a32379d11c0f11ed016669dae3e
Related advisories
- Canonical overlap (closed): GHSA-3pj7-x8jr-jvj8
- Duplicate variant (closed): GHSA-rgr7-g85h-6v82
- Record
GHSA-77hf-7fqf-f227- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-409
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-32044 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Openclaw, published March 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.2.
References
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-77hf-7fqf-f227
vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-tar-archive-safety-bypass-in-skills-installation
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32044