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brew-openclaw-cli-cve-2026-32044
Vulnerability from osv_homebrew
Published
2026-08-13 17:21
Modified
2026-09-12 09:47
Summary
OpenClaw skills-install-download: tar.bz2 extraction bypassed archive safety parity checks (local DoS)
Details

Summary

The tar.bz2 installer path in src/agents/skills-install-download.ts used shell tar preflight/extract logic that did not share the same hardening guarantees as the centralized archive extractor.

This allowed crafted .tar.bz2 archives to bypass special-entry blocking and extracted-size guardrails enforced on other archive paths, causing local availability impact during skill install.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published at triage time: 2026.3.1
  • Affected range: <= 2026.3.1
  • Patched in: 2026.3.2 (released)

Impact

Local DoS / availability impact when processing untrusted .tar.bz2 skill archives.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 0dbb92dd2bcf9a32379d11c0f11ed016669dae3e

Related advisories

  • Canonical overlap (closed): GHSA-3pj7-x8jr-jvj8
  • Duplicate variant (closed): GHSA-rgr7-g85h-6v82
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
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  "affected": [
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        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "2026.3.2"
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "openclaw-cli",
        "purl": "pkg:brew/openclaw-cli"
      },
      "ranges": [
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              "introduced": "0"
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            }
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        }
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  "database_specific": {
    "confidence": "high",
    "source": "matched",
    "strategy": "registry",
    "upstream_evidence": [
      {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "key": "pkg:npm/openclaw@2026.9.4",
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      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nThe `tar.bz2` installer path in `src/agents/skills-install-download.ts` used shell tar preflight/extract logic that did not share the same hardening guarantees as the centralized archive extractor.\n\nThis allowed crafted `.tar.bz2` archives to bypass special-entry blocking and extracted-size guardrails enforced on other archive paths, causing local availability impact during skill install.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published at triage time: `2026.3.1`\n- Affected range: `\u003c= 2026.3.1`\n- Patched in: `2026.3.2` (released)\n\n### Impact\nLocal DoS / availability impact when processing untrusted `.tar.bz2` skill archives.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `0dbb92dd2bcf9a32379d11c0f11ed016669dae3e`\n\n### Related advisories\n- Canonical overlap (closed): GHSA-3pj7-x8jr-jvj8\n- Duplicate variant (closed): GHSA-rgr7-g85h-6v82",
  "id": "BREW-openclaw-cli-CVE-2026-32044",
  "modified": "2026-09-12T09:47:35Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:21:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-77hf-7fqf-f227"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0dbb92dd2bcf9a32379d11c0f11ed016669dae3e"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw skills-install-download: tar.bz2 extraction bypassed archive safety parity checks (local DoS)",
  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-77hf-7fqf-f227",
    "CVE-2026-32044"
  ]
}



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