CVE-2026-56693 | NanoClaw before 2.1.17 contains a privilege escalation vulne… | CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Description

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-56693
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-06-22 17:09 UTC
Published: 2026-06-23 15:35 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-23 15:48 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-602
Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
Vendor / Product: nanocoai / nanoclaw
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

5.5 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: partial

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
nanocoai	nanoclaw	—	0 < 2.1.17, 2.1.17

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-602	cna	Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
6.8	MEDIUM	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.5	MEDIUM	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References (3)