Medium severity · published Mar 21, 2026
CVE-2026-32044
OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Tar Archive Safety Bypass in Skills Installation
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenClaw · OpenClaw
before 2026.3.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32044
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32044
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0dbb92dd2bcf9a32379d11c0f11ed016669dae3e
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-77hf-7fqf-f227
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-tar-archive-safety-bypass-in-skills-installation
More from OpenClaw
9.9
CVE-2026-41329
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Sandbox Bypass via Heartbeat Context Inheritance and senderIsOwner Escalation
9.9
CVE-2026-33579
OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval
9.9
CVE-2026-32922
OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate
9.9
CVE-2026-32048
OpenClaw < 2026.3.1 - Sandbox Escape via Cross-Agent sessions_spawn
9.9
CVE-2026-22172
OpenClaw < 2026.3.12 - Scope Elevation in WebSocket Shared-Auth Connections