What is CVE-2026-32044?

CVE-2026-32044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-32044?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-32044

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.2 contain an archive extraction vulnerability in the tar.bz2 installer path that bypasses safety checks enforced on other archive formats. Attackers can craft malicious tar.bz2 skill archives to bypass special-entry blocking and extracted-size guardrails, causing local denial of service during skill installation.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-409 — Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Patch, patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32044?: CVE-2026-32044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-32044?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.