CVE-2026-16204

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.36.3
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-07-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekElevated
6.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A security flaw has been discovered in zevorn rt-claw up to 0.2.0. This affects the function tool_run_script_execute of the file claw/services/tools/script.c of the component Telegram-to-AI Tool Execution Flow. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS v3
6.3
EG Score
6.3(high)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity63% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 19, 2026

Last Modified

July 21, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

[Security] Remote Telegram-to-AI tool auto-approval allows arbitrary Python execution via `run_script` on Linux · Issue #138 · zevorn/rt-claw · GitHub

https://github.com/zevorn/rt-claw/issues/138
generic

GitHub - zevorn/rt-claw: Making AI Assistants Cheap Again! · GitHub

https://github.com/zevorn/rt-claw/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16204(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 18× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-27 13:21 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-27 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-26 11:14 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-26 11:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-25 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-25 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-23 03:05 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-22 23:56 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-22 23:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 2.1
  17. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v4 → 5.3
  19. 2026-07-20 17:50 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-20 17:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-19 04:23 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-19 04:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-19 04:22 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 2.1
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  1. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-19 02:27 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16204?
CVE-2026-16204 is a medium vulnerability published on July 19, 2026. A security flaw has been discovered in zevorn rt-claw up to 0.2.0. This affects the function toolrunscript_execute of the file claw/services/tools/script.c of the component Telegram-to-AI Tool Execution Flow. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack…
When was CVE-2026-16204 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16204 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 19, 2026, with the most recent update on July 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16204 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16204 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 76.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16204?
CVE-2026-16204 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16204?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16204, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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