NanoClaw before 2.1.17 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the create_agent delivery-action handler that performs privileged central-database writes without host-side authorization checks. Confined agent containers can invoke create_agent to create arbitrary agent groups, container configurations, and destinations, escalating beyond their intended confinement boundary.
CVE-2026-56693
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-23. the CNA's CVSS baseline 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 25(Track)EG Risk 25/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity55% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 23, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jun 23, 2026NanoClaw < 2.1.17 - Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized create_agent System Action | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nanoclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unauthorized-create-agent-system-actioncommit ac37ecbfd6b9 (nanocoai/nanoclaw)
Patch available: nanocoai/nanoclaw v2.1.17 (contains commit ac37ecbfd6b9)
https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/commit/ac37ecbfd6b9d14fdfa1598a6412a8ffdbeaef45security: authorize create_agent host-side (approval for confined groups)
Patch available: nanocoai/nanoclaw v2.1.17 (PR #2720 merged 2026-06-09)
https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/pull/2720Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56693(1)
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Weakness Classification(1)
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