Improper handling of highly compressed data in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-32044
Published: April 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125125
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32044
CWE-ID: CWE-409
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption in the tar.bz2 installer path in src/agents/skills-install-download.ts when processing untrusted .tar.bz2 skill archives. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a crafted archive to cause a denial of service.
User interaction is required to process the crafted archive during skill install.
Affected software
OpenClaw
How to mitigate CVE-2026-32044
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenClaw - update to 2026.3.2