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.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-p25h-9q54-ffvw OpenClaw has Zip Slip path traversal in tar archive extraction
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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Zip Slip Path Traversal in TAR Archive Extraction
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-09T16:57:56.071Z

Reserved: 2026-02-27T19:17:17.842Z

Link: CVE-2026-28453

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-09T16:57:50.540Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-05T22:16:17.617

Modified: 2026-03-09T18:04:19.843

Link: CVE-2026-28453

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-06T15:00:29Z

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