Critical severity · published Mar 5, 2026
CVE-2026-28453
OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Zip Slip Path Traversal in TAR Archive Extraction
9.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 fail to validate TAR archive entry paths during extraction, allowing path traversal sequences to write files outside the intended directory. Attackers can craft malicious archives with traversal sequences like ../../ to write files outside extraction boundaries, potentially enabling configuration tampering and code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenClaw · OpenClaw
before 2026.2.14 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28453
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28453
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3aa94afcfd12104c683c9cad81faf434d0dadf87
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p25h-9q54-ffvw
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-zip-slip-path-traversal-in-tar-archive-extraction
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