OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Tar Archive Safety Bypass in Skills Installation | Advisories

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OpenClaw < 2026.3.2 - Tar Archive Safety Bypass in Skills Installation

severity: medium
date: 3/20/2026
Affecting: OpenClaw < 2026.3.2
CVE: CVE-2026-32044
CWE: CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
CVSS: 6.7
CVSS V4 Vector: 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
References: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-77hf-7fqf-f227)
Patch Commit
Credit: Baozongwi'xd (@GCXWLP)
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.

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