CVE-2026-28452

OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Denial of Service via Unguarded Archive Extraction in extractArchive

State: Published
Severity: 6.7 Medium
Published: Mar 5, 2026
Updated: Mar 9, 2026
Reserved: Feb 27, 2026

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the extractArchive function within src/infra/archive.ts that allows attackers to consume excessive CPU, memory, and disk resources through high-expansion ZIP and TAR archives. Remote attackers can trigger resource exhaustion by providing maliciously crafted archive files during install or update operations, causing service degradation or system unavailability.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	6.7 Medium	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	VulnCheck
3.1	5.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.2.14Affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-h89v-j3x9-8wqj)vendor-advisory
Patch Commit #1patch
Patch Commit #2patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Denial of Service via Unguarded Archive Extraction in extractArchivethird-party-advisory

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