Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-28452

Title: Archive processing denial of service

DoS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-28452.

CWE Category CWE-770
Published Date Mar 05, 2026
Modified Date Mar 09, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.7 CVSS v4.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.32%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-28452: 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.

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5f4b29145c236d124524c2c9af0f8acd048fbdea https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d3ee5deb87ee2ad0ab83c92c365611165423cb71 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h89v-j3x9-8wqj https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-denial-of-service-via-unguarded-archive-extraction-in-extractarchive
CVSS v4.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
ACTIVE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
N/A
RAW VECTOR 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-28452 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction ACTIVE
CVSS Vector String 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.