CVE-2026-28453

HIGH 7.5

OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Zip Slip Path Traversal in TAR Archive Extraction

CVSS Score

7.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-22
Vendor	openclaw
Product	openclaw
Published	Mar 5, 2026
Last Updated	Mar 9, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Affected Versions

OpenClaw / OpenClaw

0 < 2026.2.14

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p25h-9q54-ffvw github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3aa94afcfd12104c683c9cad81faf434d0dadf87 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-zip-slip-path-traversal-in-tar-archive-extraction

Credits

🔍 XueMian (ICT.RUN) (@xuemian168) Shangzhi-Xu (@ShangzhiXu)