CVE-2026-18038

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-07-28. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekElevated
4.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

A flaw has been found in nextlevelbuilder GoClaw up to 3.13.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ExecTool.Execute of the file goclaw/internal/http/tools_invoke.go of the component jq Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called 1230. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity43% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
13%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 28, 2026

Last Modified

July 28, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 28, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr.
generic

GitHub - nextlevelbuilder/goclaw: GoClaw - GoClaw is OpenClaw rebuilt in Go — with multi-tenant isolation, 5-layer security, and native concurrency. Deploy AI agent teams at scale without compromising on safety. · GitHub

https://github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/
github_pr Patch Available

Sync digitop dev changes into upstream dev

Patch available: nextlevelbuilder/goclaw v3.15.0-beta.149 (PR #1230 merged 2026-06-15)

https://github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/pull/1230
generic

[Security] Authenticated operator can exfiltrate `GOCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN` through auto-approved `jq` execution · Issue #1226 · nextlevelbuilder/goclaw · GitHub

https://github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/issues/1226

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18038(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 13× in last 7d / 13× 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. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-29 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-28 20:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-28 20:27 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-28 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-28 20:24 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 2.1
  7. 2026-07-28 19:31 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-28 19:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-28 19:27 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v4 → 5.3
  10. 2026-07-28 13:33 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-28 13:31 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 2.1
  12. 2026-07-28 13:05 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-28 13:03 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18038?
CVE-2026-18038 is a medium vulnerability published on July 28, 2026. A flaw has been found in nextlevelbuilder GoClaw up to 3.13.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ExecTool.Execute of the file goclaw/internal/http/tools_invoke.go of the component jq Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The attack can be launched…
When was CVE-2026-18038 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18038 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18038 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18038 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 87.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18038?
CVE-2026-18038 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18038?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18038, 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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